Interesting post indeed. I guess I'll put my 2 cents in for those who are considering an Engineer career down the road.
To me Engineering is all about one thing - pratical problem solving. Even though there are research and development work associated with many different fields of...
I highly recommend everyone to take a peak at an article about an interview with Julian Barbour, discussing this topic.
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/barbour/barbour_p1.html
When I first read Billy T's initial post, I find it hard to understand his point of view, but after reading this...