Engineers and their training up to the middle of the 20th century
Changing social role to the social responsibility of engineers
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Engineers and their training up to the middle of the 20th century
Changing social role to the social responsibility of engineers

Author : Catherine ROBY

Publication date: January 10, 2017 | Lire en français

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1. Engineers and their training up to the middle of the 20th century

In this first section, we'll take a look at the history of engineers and their training through a number of generic characteristics, in order to gain a better understanding of the origins of the engineering professions.

1.1 From the Ancien Régime to the 19th century: the rise of engineers

During these two centuries, the selection of engineers was based on two principles of political governance: meritocracy and elitism, and on two highly valued scientific disciplines: mathematics and the physical sciences

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