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dc.contributor.author de Silva, PA
dc.contributor.editor Nanayakkara, LDJF
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-04T08:10:45Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-04T08:10:45Z
dc.date.issued 2001-07
dc.identifier.citation **** en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/20073
dc.description.abstract Engineering as implied by the modern usage of the term is of comparatively recent origin. But if one were to define engineering as using natural resources for the service of man, then it can be considered to be over thousands of years old. The hydraulic civilization of the Sinhala Kings can best be defined as a product of Engineering. The Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Egypt have been “Engineered” by humans for whatever purpose that was deemed necessary at those ancient times. What name we give these builders today is a matter of opinion. Do we call them Engineers? Can a large tank like the Parakrama Samudra be built today without having Engineers of all the present day specializations, namely Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Agricultural, Materials, Chemical, Textile etc. We may have to add to this already long list, as Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, Defense Engineering are without doubt absolutely necessary to complete any modern project with speed and economy. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.title Mechanical engineering a historical perspective en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Mechanical Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.year 2001 en_US
dc.identifier.conference Conference on Future Directions & Strategies in Mechanical Engineering Education- Beyond 2000 en_US
dc.identifier.place Katubedda en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 10-14 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of the Conference on Future Directions & Strategies in Mechanical Engineering Education- Beyond 2000 en_US


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