Since ancient times, there has been a bad habit of "literati treating each other lightly" on the mainland. In the past two years, there has often been a popular saying on the Internet: only those who engage in theory can be regarded as scientists, and those who engage in application can only be regarded as engineers, such a classic quotation.
As a result, a scholar who studies theories is willing to be called a "scientist" by others, but when it comes to those scholars who lay the foundation stone for scientific and technological engineering and design and application, they can only be called "engineers".
So what is the definition of scientist and engineer in today's society?
1. What is the difference between the terms "scientist" and "engineer"?
People may not be unfamiliar with the title of "scientist", but for the title of "scientist", I believe that many students who love research science may still be relatively unfamiliar.
And when many people distinguish between the terms "scientist" and "engineer", the much-loved title of "scientist" is in an awkward position.
Netizen Peacock generally posted a resume of a writer and some scholars in the field of engineering on the Internet, only to see that the scholar has two major achievements under his name, and he is respected as a national center researcher, but he is still called an engineer.
Some people also found an article by Qiu Chengtong, a famous scholar of aerospace information science at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which recorded that Yau Chengtong had been a professor and academician, but did not add the title of "scientist" to him.
These two examples undoubtedly illustrate a practical problem, that is, in the eyes of some experts on the mainland, the title of scientist can only be used in some theoretical research, and those engineers who have made great contributions to the development of science and technology on the mainland for practical application are only called engineers even if they have high academic achievements.
1. Scientists.
Theoretical research will always become an indispensable part of the development of science, and the people with the title of ** are unique and creative scholars in universities and research institutions, and most of the topics they study are related to the basic theories of the discipline, that is,
Most of the topics they study are related to the basic theories of the disciplines, that is, the people who have made great contributions to the development and improvement of the discipline system in the mainland.
Compared with huge scientific and technological projects, such as high-speed rail and aviation technology, the research content of these scholars is more inclined to in-depth research in fields such as high-energy physics, nanomaterials, biology and genes.
Their academic research often takes a long time to break through, and some of them are not very urgent in response to the research work, if the results continue, scholars can also achieve good scientific research results by publishing papers and professional works.
Therefore, some netizens often joke that they are "the authors of high-energy mystery books that hold back their big moves every day". Their achievements are largely determined by their in-depth research in their subject areas and their ability to innovate.
The mainland also attaches great importance to the academic research of these scholars, and has always given them great support in the selection of talents and scientific research funds.
2. Engineer.
The vigorous development of the mainland's scientific and technological undertakings is indispensable to the engineers who have laid the cornerstone for high-tech engineering research, and they have transformed the basic theoretical research of scholars into experimental solutions that can make practical contributions to the mainland's scientific and technological progress.
From aerospace technology to high-speed rail systems to the Internet of Things (IoT), the development of these mega-tech projects is actually inseparable from these engineers who have the courage to explore and practice.
Their research direction is to pay more attention to the value and significance of the discipline in engineering applications, so in terms of scientific research tasks, their research time is usually more urgent and onerous than that of the first family, and the scientific research results will be more directly linked to engineering applications and industrial development.
For example, Tu Youyou, the first Nobel laureate in mainland China, successfully developed the antimalarial drug artemisinin through the study of the active ingredients of Chinese herbal medicine, making a significant contribution to the global malaria treatment.
Nansheng argues that even engineering technology is based on theory, so scientists and engineers occupy an equally important position in the field of science, perhaps simply because they have different concerns.
For example, if scientists are the stars before the dust settles, then engineers are pearls that pick out the sparkling stars. "Scientists" embody the direction of research, and they also need the landing of "engineers" to play a role.
Therefore, no one is more noble than the other, as long as they are working hard for the development of the country's scientific cause, they should be respected and concerned.
Second, scientists should not just focus on theory and ignore application.
The mainland is a country with strong talents and talents. Some people say that the best talents in the mainland come from a few top universities or research institutes, but in fact, this is not necessarily the case with mainland intellectuals.
Since ancient times, the mainland has had the bad habit of "literati are light", in the past two years, there is often a popular sentence on the Internet: only those who engage in theory can be regarded as scientists, and those who engage in application can only be regarded as engineers.
A foreign expert once said that Chinese scientists always give people the impression that they are "not worth a lot of life and are hypocritical", that they live in a world of paper and war, eager to climb new heights, but they cannot see the flowers around them.
Regarding the statement of Chinese scientists and the separation of basic theoretical research and practical application research by some mainland scientists.
1. Applied scientists only focus on cutting weeds, and do not pay attention to studying why weeds are weeds.
He used to work in a large Internet company, and he developed a very good APP during his work in this company, but suddenly, he saw some micro-businesses selling one online, claiming that they could double the traffic of the APP.
After seeing this advertisement, he had an impulse in his heart, he kept searching for news about this miracle drug, and finally found out that the corporate entity of the production company did not exist at all, and the product was fake.
began to study how to block these small advertisements that disrupted the market, and colleagues also said that the blocking work should be given to the technical department or the market management department, and not to waste time on these things.
In view of this, Nansheng decided to use his technology to benefit the public, "as long as certain words appear in the advertisement, the ad will be blocked", and at the same time as the ad blocking, he also developed the technical solution of "no ads are displayed during the screen swiping period".
This technical solution was applied to their company's APP, and it also received strong support from the company's leaders. This move has made his colleagues pay attention to his attitude, not just to win a project, but to expect the market in his eyes to be more regulated and orderly.
In order to solve this problem, he spent more than 2 years, not only to control the advertising in the APP, but also to develop a solution to the overall advertising push technology.
When the leaders of every Internet company were approached with this technical solution, they invariably said that the plan would not make money and would not be implemented immediately.
At most, it can only give Nansheng some small and medium-sized enterprise job opportunities, but for Nansheng, whether it can be implemented immediately is one thing, and the most important thing is to have this idea and bring a better experience to the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises.
He will not use this solution to go to platform companies or other third-party companies, but if it is a small and medium-sized company in need, he will still be willing to help.
There is an old saying in China, "Where weeds grow, really good grass can't grow", Nansheng has been trying to "cut down the grass" for these small and medium-sized companies, and is also trying to study the "mysteries" inside.
Although his technical solution has been hard work, in the end, he has successfully applied this technical solution to practical application through his own efforts and hard research, helping more and more small and medium-sized companies to standardize advertising and publishing.
His technical solutions have received positive responses from similar APPs, and he has also received more valuable opinions and suggestions from friends who apply technology.
Third, the author thinks. The continuous achievements and progress made in the mainland's scientific undertakings are inseparable from a group of theoretical scientists and practical applied scientists who have quietly contributed to the country's scientific research undertakings.
They are all scientific and technological workers who have worked hard to achieve innovative results of international standards, and they are also powerful weapons for the mainland to display its scientific and technological strength on the global stage and enhance the country's comprehensive strength.
The emergence of the two titles of scientist and engineer is not to break everyone's respect and recognition for theoretical scientists and applied scientists, but to better guide the development direction of scientific research on the mainland.
These two titles are not high and low, but one is biased towards theoretical research and the other is biased towards practical application, both of which are indispensable, and have their own unique value and significance at different stages and in different fields.