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Old 25-02-2020, 12:18 PM
julianh72 (Julian)
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Originally Posted by Ukastronomer View Post
he was a clever engineer, more than I will ever be
He was a limousine driver; he might have been clever, and he might have been a good mechanic / inventor, but he was no engineer.

"Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety and cost."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer
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