If you are an engineer, engineering student, or a regular person with engineering curiosity, this is the book for you! Written for all audiences interested in engineering, this book will inform or refresh you on the basics of the profession and clue you in to interesting facts - things you don't know or perhaps forgot. There is something here for everyone and you will enjoy getting a better idea of why engineering is the way it is. You will:Discover why engineers are different than non-technical peopleUnderstand the different branches of engineeringFind out how to become a professional engineer and why it is valuableLearn the steps in obtaining a patentExpose the secret: why engineers can never make as much as sales and businesspeopleIdentify what motivates engineersObserve a simple method to solve any technical problemPick up some useful engineering acronyms to throw out at your next big meetingConsider (and perhaps laugh at) quotes about engineeringAnd more!