Archive for 'February 2009'

A Matter of Tensile Stress and Pressure

by Kevin C. on Feb 10, 2009

Pretty much everything in the world gives you some sort of stress or pressure. In physics, everyone probably knows that pressure is what you get when you divide a force by an area. We’re familiar with the units “psi”, or pounds per square inch. Note that pound in this case is “pound-force” and not “pound-mass”. [...]

Science Isn’t Engineering; Engineering Isn’t Science

by Kevin C. on Feb 5, 2009

Science is not engineering. Engineering is not science. They are, however, similar. Science is assumed to be the study of general truths, the observation of objects and processes, and the discovery of laws that govern the physical world and the phenomena that exist in it. Engineering, on the other hand, is the application of science [...]

Engineerography Blog iPhone Icon

by Kevin C. on Feb 3, 2009

Hey folks! We are working on a mobile version of Engineerography Blog, but it’s taking longer than we thought. I don’t want to release it before it’s well and done, but in anticipation of an mobile version of the blog (and we will be designing for the iPhone and iPod touch specifically), I just want [...]