what are the similarities and differences b/w a scientist and an engineer???

Answer 1

both rely on accurate observation of materials and phenomena

both use mathematics and classification criteria to analyze and communicate observations

scientists are expected to interpret their observation and to make expert recommendation for practical action based on those interpretation

scientist may also have to complete engineering tasks,such as designing experimental apparatus or building prototypes.

Answer 2

Both will experiment and use mathematical or other theories to find the best solution to a problem. But one important difference is shown in their responses when the following problem is given to both to solve:

There is a beautiful woman standing at one end of an eight-metre long corridor and you are standing at the other end. You are allowed to walk exactly half of the length of the corridor towards her. On the next day you can walk half of the remaining distance and so on. In how many days will you reach her?

On hearing this problem the scientist will immediately snort and walk away, knowing that he could never reach the woman.

But the engineer will already have started walking half way along the corridor towards the beautiful girl because he knows that, after five or six days, he will certainly be close enough to her for all practical purposes.

Answer 3

well i'd say the similarity would be that both would have studied a science to at least bachelors degree level.

the difference though would be an engineer would have veered towards the 'applied' sciences and a scientist towards the 'pure' sciences.

basically an engineer is studying how to practically apply scientific knowledge, whereas a scientist is studying the subject itself and ultimately attempting to extend knowledge within that subject area.

lets take physics as an example. an engineer may have studied physics at university level, learnt newtons laws for example and learnt how to apply them, and then later left university and applied that knowledge in say for instance bridge building or some other area that would require a knowledge of forces/stresses/strains etc.

a scientist would have learnt those same things but upon leaving university he may have joined a physics research team for instance, and perhaps studied particle collisions within a particle accelerator (such as the one at Cern), and then attempted to extend what is already known about particle physics through his observations, without there being any immediate practicle benefit or spin off from his work. he's just done it for its own sake.

of course ultimately there could well be practical benefits from the work of the scientist, its just they may be decades into the future.

Answer 4

Large Engineering corporations have research and development(R&D) departments in which Engineers work as Scientists.

They need have more knowledge and experience to be considered as Scientists.

Engineer is involved in implementation part where as the Scientist is involved in design and calculations for a sucessful product.

Answer 5

Briefly, as a retired Engineer (not a guy who repaired washing machines) I would say that a scientist tends towards research whereas an Engineer is more of a practical person although there is naturally a degree of overlap.

Answer 6

Engineer is to scientist as useful is to ideological. I graduated as a physicist (scientist), experienced as a chemical engineer (engineer), and now make a actual distinction in the international as an engineer. in case you prefer to observe the international, be a scientist. in case you prefer to electrify the international, be an engineer. My determination is to make a distinction as an engineer; they gets a commission plenty extra effective for his or her point of journey and coaching, and that's a very constructive bonus. there's a plenty extra constructive marketplace call for for engineers, too, so scientists relatively have not got plenty going for them.

Answer 7

A scientist works out why something works theoretically.
An engineer makes it actually work in practise.

Answer 8

Basically:
A scientist examines empirical data to deduce its causes.

An engineer examines empirical data with an eye
to a predictable result in similar situations.

Answer 9

a scientist tends to do work to determine knowledge for the sake of knowing it whereas engineering is an applied science, where knowledge found through experimentation or experience is used to create a product.

Answer 10

An engineer (a real engineer, not the guy who comes to fix the washing machine) is a type of scientist.

Engineers specialise in applied science, ie, MAKING things.

Aeroplanes, cars, bridges, etc.

Engineers apply laboratory experiments to the real world.