The Necessity for Individual Engineering Libraries and for Continuing Study After Graduation (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Necessity for Individual Engineering Libraries and for Continuing Study After Graduation (Classic Reprint) written by John Lyle Harrington and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-14 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Necessity for Individual Engineering Libraries and for Continuing Study After Graduation The great danger comes when you leave your alma mater and go out to take your place in the world. The man whose diploma is fresh is rarely given work which demands the immediate use of his theoretical knowledge, even that relating to one subject. The more mechanical work of drafting, inspection, or running an instrument is what he can do best, and, consequently, what he will be given to do; and it may be years before his duties attain such a breadth that the entire range of his technical knowledge will be called into play. When the demand does come it will come suddenly, and often it will be unrecognized. Then woe unto him who has considered his tech nical course all sufficient, for he will be like the foolish virgins in the parable, he will lack oil for his lamp and there will be no time to get it. He has not only failed to study and grow as the years passed, but he has lost a large part of the knowledge he Spent four years to gain; and the prize is not for him. Let me illustrate by citing a few of the many instances which have come under my observation. Though each case will show only a single failure, it will indicate clearly the general status of the know ledge possessed by the engineer in question. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.