The Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland

Abstract

A GREAT amount of valuable scientific work, of a special character, is done by the various engineering institutions of the country; and much of the progress latterly made in the practical applications of science to mechanical operations, and also in the advancement of those sciences which bear most directly upon engineering work, is largely due to the growth of these institutions. The principal one-that of the Institution of Civil Engineers -may be regarded as the parent institution, not only by reason of its age, but also because of its high standing and the quality of its work. The Institution of Civil Engineers has contributed, in a very important degree, towards transforming engineering from the position of a “base mechanical” calling into one which ranks high among learned and scientific professions.