Several months ago we asked whether there are too few engineers for American manufacturing, or whether there are too many. Not surprisingly, opinions differed
Electrical energy is a subject of major concern around the globe. Problems with the electrical power grid in the United States are well known, but at least we have electrical energy readily available virtually any time we want it-for now.
Every school day, almost 7,000 students become dropouts, according to the Alliance for Excellent Education. Lacking a high school diploma, these individuals will be far more likely to spend their lives periodically unemployed, on government assistance, or-worst of all-cycling in and out of the prison system.
One guaranteed way to launch a “spirited discussion” among engineers and scientists is to assert either there aren’t enough of them because our schools are failing, or there are too many, which is depressing the job market.
Electricity usage in the United States is projected to grow more than twice as fast as committed resources over the next 10 years, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
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