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Title: Opportunities in Engineering

Author: Charles M. Horton

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Language: English

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OPPORTUNITIES IN ENGINEERING

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OPPORTUNITY BOOKS

OPPORTUNITIES IN ENGINEERING
BY CHARLES M. HORTON

OPPORTUNITIES IN AVIATION
BY LIEUT. GORDON LAMONT
And
CAPTAIN ARTHUR SWEETSER

OPPORTUNITIES IN CHEMISTRY
BY ELLWOOD HENDRICK

OPPORTUNITIES IN FARMING
BY EDWARD OWEN DEAN

OPPORTUNITIES IN MERCHANT SHIPS
BY NELSON COLLINS

OPPORTUNITIES IN NEWSPAPER BUSINESS
BY JAMES MELVIN LEE

HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK
ESTABLISHED 1817

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OPPORTUNITIES IN ENGINEERING

by

CHARLES M. HORTON

Harper & Brothers
Publishers New York and London

OPPORTUNITIES IN ENGINEERING

Copyright 1920, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published April, 1920

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I. ENGINEERING AND THE ENGINEER 1

II. ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES 9

III. THE ENGINEERING TYPE 16

IV. THE FOUR MAJOR BRANCHES 24

V. MAKING A CHOICE 31

VI. QUALIFYING FOR PROMOTION 38

VII. THE CONSULTING ENGINEER 48

VIII. THE ENGINEER IN CIVIC AFFAIRS 54

IX. CODE OF ETHICS 62

X. FUTURE OF THE ENGINEER 68

XI. WHAT CONSTITUTES ENGINEERING SUCCESS 76

XII. THE PERSONAL SIDE 85