mechanical engineering
noun
: a branch of engineering concerned primarily with the industrial application of mechanics and with the production of tools, machinery, and their products
mechanical engineer
noun
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That would be enough for 19-year-old Wei Yu-han, who was ambivalent about semiconductors after her first year studying mechanical engineering.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Just 3% of today’s US mechanical engineering population is made up of Black workers Autodesk is committed to helping build a more diverse workforce and preparing future engineers for a rapidly-evolving workforce.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 5 June 2024
One person was a professor of mechanical engineering, another was a small business owner.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
He and his colleagues — including Jian Zhou, also a mechanical engineering professor at Binghamton, and Junpeng Lai, a postdoctoral researcher — designed and built a microphone inspired by the principles of natural spider silk.
—Jordan Pearson, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Just 3% of today’s US mechanical engineering population is made up of Black workers Autodesk is committed to helping build a more diverse workforce and preparing future engineers for a rapidly-evolving workforce.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 5 June 2024
One person was a professor of mechanical engineering, another was a small business owner.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
He and his colleagues — including Jian Zhou, also a mechanical engineering professor at Binghamton, and Junpeng Lai, a postdoctoral researcher — designed and built a microphone inspired by the principles of natural spider silk.
—Jordan Pearson, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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“Mechanical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mechanical%20engineering. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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