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IET UPDATES - HISTORIC ENGINEERS MORE WIDELY KNOWN THAN MODERN COUNTERPARTS
The man behind the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell has topped (41%) a poll of the greatest British engineers of all time ahead of George Stephenson (38%), the inventor of the steam locomotive engine and Isambard Kingdom Brunel (37%), who built the Great Western Railway.
Collaboration between educ providers and industry has b flagged as crucial for employ to capitalise on new technolog according to a new report on t automotive and aerospace ind
The report, Technologies and Skills in Aerospace and Automotive, has been by the UK Commission for Employme Skills (UKCES) and focusses on feedb from a group of early pioneers of techn developments, including 3D printing.
Also featuring highly in the list was John Logie Baird (23%), the inventor of the colour television, and Michael Faraday (12%) the forefather of electromagnetism and electrochemistry who discovered electrolysis.
The research found that a common feel among industry leaders was that a short in job applicants with hands-on skills and experience of using such technologies w inhibiting future development within the in - and that joining up with local training and education providers was the most effective to tackle the issue.
However, the significant achievements of more contemporary inventors such as British engineer Frank Whittle (11%), best known as the inventor of the turbo jet engine, came in much further down the list as did James Dyson (7%), inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner.
Nigel Whitehead, Group MD of BAE System and a commissioner for the UKCES, said tha cohesion between education providers and th working on the front line of the industry was t key to success: “With technologies developing at an increasingly rapid rate it is more importa than ever that the education system produces young people whose skills are as impressive a their enthusiasm” said Mr Whitehead.
The study was conducted by Opinion Matters on behalf of the Institution of Engineering and Technology
(IET) to find out how much the general public knows about engineering and how much it contributes to the nation and the world.
Barry Brooks, who has this week become the new President of the IET, said: “The survey highlights a lack of awareness of the central role of engineering and engineers in our everyday lives.
“Engineering and technology benefits everyone, everywhere in the world. When you turn on the lights, receive calls and data on your mobile phone, or drive your car, these things couldn’t have been done without the work of engineers.
“During my term as IET President, I will be working
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The survey also showed that less than 2% had heard of some of Britain’s greatest current engineers such as Trevor Baylis, best known for inventing the wind-up radio.
Respondents were also tested on whether they were aware of which great inventions came out of Britain, with a third (34%) unaware that the telephone was invented here, 37% the television, 26% the jet engine and a quarter (25%) the steam engine.
While three quarters of those surveyed were confident that they knew what an engineer was and did, less than half (44%) correctly identified that an engineer is a person who designs, builds or maintains engines, machines or public works.
“It is only by working directly with education providers - providing vital feedback on the skills needed to allow both businesses and workers to excel - that we can keep Britain at the forefront of the engineering industry.”
This problem is particularly prevalent among smaller companies, who often lack the resources and influence of larger employers and therefore struggle to access training and tap into local talent.
Professor John Perkins’ Review of Engineering Skil published today, has been welcomed by the Institution Engineering and Technolo (IET).
Nigel Fine, IET Chief Executive, said: “We wel the Perkins’ Review: its recommendations offer clear way forward to clo the engineering skills g The IET has worked fo many years to highligh policy makers, academ employers that this sk needs urgent attentio heartening that the R focuses on galvanisi these parties into ac deliver its recomme Only an ‘all hands o approach can addr problem with conv
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