Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was a notable Indian engineer who is celebrated each year on September 15th in India as Engineers Day. He was born on September 15th, 1860 and made significant contributions in the field of civil engineering. The article discusses Visvesvaraya's background and education, and highlights how engineers across India work to solve problems through innovation, design, and creation using science and math to improve lives. Various types of engineers and their projects are described, such as developing cleaner engines, purifying water, and inventing medical devices. The engineering design process of identifying problems, researching solutions, testing designs, and redesigning is also outlined.

1. By: Shaikh Nihal
1/7/2016

2. In Memory of
MokshagundamVisvesvarayya
Born: September 15, 1860

3. HISTORY
 The Engineering Community across India is celebrating
Engineers Day on 15 September every year, as a
remarkable tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat
Ratna Visvesvarayya.
 He is held in high regard as a pre-eminent engineer of India.
"Engineering Challenges for Knowledge Era" is the theme
of Engineers Day 2015.

4. More about the legend...
 Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on 15 September
1860, into a Mulukanadu Brahmin family.
 Visvesvaraya lost his father at the age of 12. He enrolled
for Kannada medium primary school in Chikballapur and
attended high school in Bangalore.
 He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Central
College,Bangalore then affiliate of the University of
Madras in 1881 and later studied civil engineering at the
prestigious College of Engineering, Pune.

5. Now Back to the Engineers...

6. What are the first two words
you think of when you hear the
word “engineer”?

7. Are they…
math and science  building  men
really smart  cars  problem-solving
complex  engines  design  trains
bridges  nerdy  too difficult  boring
science  machines  Dilbert
hard  boys  don’t know

8. What if I told you…
 Engineers are changing the world all of the time. They
dream up creative, practical solutions and work with
other smart, inspiring people to invent, design, and create
things that matter.

9. What is Engineering?
What would the world be like without engineers?
Look at the following comics and figure out what
engineers do!

16. Engineers are Inventors!
 Engineers use science and math to solve real world
problems!
 What are some of the types of engineers you’ve heard of?
 Possibly:
◦ Chemical, electrical, mechanical, software, civil, biomedical, and
environmental. AND MANY MORE!
 Look around you, virtually every manmade contraption
you see was conceived of and created by an engineer!

17. Now let’s take a look at some
real life engineers and what
they’re working on right now!

18. Separating Oil from Water
 Di Gao, a chemical engineer at the University of Pittsburg,
invented a plastic-coated cotton material that could clean up
the Gulf.

19. Designing Better Cars
 Marcus Ashford, a mechanical
engineer at the University of
Alabama, has invented a car
engine with 80% less exhaust
emissions.

20. Cleaning Up the Ocean
 Alexandria Boehm is an environmental engineer who works on ways
to clean up oceans near where people live.

21. Designing Space Colonies
 Kimberly Jones is a civil engineer working on purifying water so that
we can one day go to Mars!!!

22. Controlling Computers with
Thoughts
 Daniel Moran, a biomedical engineer at Washington University,
has invented a way to play video games using only the human
mind!

23. Listening for Cancer
• John Viator, a biological
engineer, has invented a
way to hear cancer cells.

24. And Many More!!!!!

25. The Engineering Design
Process Loop
Identify the
Problem
Research the
Problem
Find Possible
SolutionsSelect
One Solution
Construct an
Initial Design
Test and Modify
Design
Present Your
Design
Redesign

26. When we engineers have
completed our task, all can see
that the dreams and plans have
materialized for the comfort and
welfare of all.
Happy Engineers Day!!!