When I started working at an engineering company, I fully understood that performance of an engineer depends on myriad factors. At the same time, I saw these two images in one of Joseph Edward Shigley’s books and saved them.
Q: What do you have with five Metallurgists in the room?A: Five opinions! If you are not sure about the correctness of the answer, maybe by looking at the picture below, which I have taken from a book (Engineering Problem …