Civilization is the Story of Engineering
The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering—that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.
Lyon Sprague De Camp, The ancient engineers (1963)
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All culture is about bending nature to human will.
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