I am an Engineer, in my profession I take deep pride. To it I owe solemn obligations. Since the Stone Age, human progress has been spurred by the engineering genius. Engineers have made usable Nature’s vast resources of material and energy for Humanity's [Mankind’s] benefit. Engineers have vitalized and turned to practical use the principles of science and the means of technology. Were it not for this heritage of accumulated experience, my efforts would be feeble.
As an Engineer, I pledge to practice integrity and fair dealing, tolerance and respect, and to uphold devotion to the standards and the dignity of my profession, conscious always that my skill carries with it the obligation to serve humanity by making the best use of Earth’s precious wealth.
As an Engineer[, in humility and with the need for Divine guidance,] I shall participate in none but honest enterprises. When needed, my skill and knowledge shall be given without reservation for the public good. In the performance of duty and in fidelity to my profession, I shall give the utmost.
My brother in law was an engineer who worked on the shuttle launching pad.
Stories about the contracts, sub contracts, etc. would lead us to believe it was a miracle anything got off the ground.
He was on the Cape when the astronauts were burned up in the fire. Imagine piping pure oxygen into the capsule. As if no one thought of the terrible fire hazard.
He told us that the entire Cape was locked down and everyone questioned by the FBI to be sure it wasn't sabotage.