Scientists vs engineers: this time it's financial

摘要

My name is Colin, and some time ago, I trained as an engineer. I live in the United Kingdom, where engineering has a longstanding status problem, best summed up by the greeting: "If you're an engineer, I've got a lawnmower that needs fixing." I used to live in America, whose engineers also often feel that they don't get the respect they deserve from scientists, policy-makers or the public at large.