| Mechanical engineering is a broad field that is a subset | | | | are also known as a mechanical engineer. A |
| of general engineering which involves the application of | | | | mechanical engineer plays a significant role in several |
| the principles of physics for the analysis, design, | | | | fields such as automated manufacturing, transportation, |
| manufacturing and maintenance of mechanical | | | | environmental control, transportation, computer fields, |
| systems. An engineer uses science and mathematical | | | | fossil fuel, nuclear power and many more. These |
| principles for solving the technical problems. This | | | | engineers are also concerned with imagining and |
| branch is made up of many sub disciplines that are | | | | implementing programs and devices that may improve |
| concerned with the mechanics, kinematics and energy | | | | our world and our movement in it. A mechanical |
| of physical objects. | | | | engineer is a specialized engineer who works with |
| This is one of the oldest and broadest engineering | | | | mechanical devices for e.g. elevators, refrigeration, |
| disciplines. The practitioners of mechanical engineering | | | | robots, electric generators etc. |