Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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x w - X, , .Mxxix X X!! lt iffy , application in a special Held, thus giving training for a position ing? l5rapclgf9,?Y it A of the electrical engineering profession. The theoretical classroo,g16i7l5'fis jljf ,N accompanied by laboratory courses. The purpose of the laboratory Workfis ii., X 'X f 'N only to present fundamental electrical testing methods, but also to aiclfthef XP if in the formation of habits of accurate observation, in the clevelopgp nt in ti.. X jf! y initiative and resourcefulness, and in gaining experience in the preparationgf.:QllF.fN i XM X A 1, technical reports. f 3' QYQ if Upon graduation Electrical Engineers Hnd employment in such depai'ti1ic5Qlsf i My vp as test, design, application, construction, patent law, research, salesl CO11SLlllLlflgifii'lTfil' A and administration. The organizations employing Electrical Engineers 'y lg widely from private Hrms to large manufacturing -concerns, fronritetslgg''!eti5Q-f4? fi1 T' gineering companies to completely non-engineering organizations 31, pitals and theatres, and from civilian projects to government projects. Ijigwiidtiifff ii 'E 'l possibilities in the usage of electricity assure the electrical engineer a promising V future. l i l gi r l Q MM' 234 V v'i: f 1. 3 lg- .

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N ELECTRICAL E GI EERI G ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING may be defined as the practical application of electricity to the needs of man, and the history of the development of its fundamental principles may be considerecl as beginning with the first use of magnetism nearly 50,33 years ago. About 1820 the hrst observation of the connection between electricity and magnetism was made and several years later, the first quantitative equation expressing these intertelations was developed. From the date of this fundamental equation of voltage generation, uses and application of electro- magnetism have increased by enormous strides. The Electrical Engineer serves the entire engineering profession and, in fact, the entire world. Electricity contributes immeasurably to comfort, health, and convenience. Electrical Engineering includes many branches. The Communica- tictn engineer builds, maintains, and operates the many communication systems of the country. The Power engineer is concerned with generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power to customers. The Industrial engineer designs and builds parts, machines, instruments and appliances. Application engineers study the needs of a customer and suggest the equipment required. The im- portance of the Electrical Engineer to National defense is illustrated by the many graduate electrical engineers now in service in the Signal Corps. Ylfith such rapid-moving war equipment as is used now, efficient and dependable co- ordination through communications systems is vitally important. The curriculum in Electrical Engineering is designed to prepare the student for a position of responsibility in any of the various phases of the electrical field. The fundamental principles underlying electrical phenomena are the same in all branches of electrical engineering, consequently, in the required courses the emphasis is placed upon the fundamental principles, rather than upon their

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CERAMIC GI EERI G THE CERALIIC INDUSTRY is over 4,000 years old, but the scientific aspects of manu- facturing and rapid industrial progress have developed only within the last forty years. Coincidental with this accelerated rate of development, ceramic engineering education was begun and helped in the rapid advancement. Ceramic engineering is that engineering concerned With the manufacture of products useful to civilization from the non-metallic, inorganic materials, in the process of which high temperatures are employed. The ceramic branch of engineering includes the following fields of manufacture: structural claywaresg refractories and fire brickg porcelain enamelwareg glass waresg electrical porce- laing dinnerwareg abrasive wheelsg and cements, limes and plasters. These products are greatly needed by our present-day civilization and have made pos- sible many of the marvels of the modern machine age. The metallurgical,