Physics and the engineering curriculum

ENGINEERING was originally the despised child of science. At the time of its birth, which occurred in a period of invention, it was not very welcome. In the second stage of its development, that of curriculum building which followed through a concurrent period of commercialization of inventions, many mistakes were made; and now since the beginning of the twentieth century, when it has been accepted the tremendous development of new ideas brought about by research in both colleges and industry have so swamped the all-inclusive efforts of curriculum builders that there is a threat of filial ingratitude. No matter how great the pressures are to limit time devoted to this instruction, it seems to be a false step to subordinate the importance of instruction in physics and likewise its financial support.