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Black and white print engraving that was published in a magazine. Image shows George Washington shoveling dirt next to a wheelbarrow and a tree.
Washington as a Farmer, no date. Illustrated print from Prints and Photographs Division, Presidents File - Washington, George 1732-1799

Celebrating Engineers for National Engineers Week

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

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This post is by Colleen Gardina, Engineering Specialist in the Science & Business Reading Room.

This week is National Engineers Week (February 16-22, 2025). In 1951, the National Society of Professional Engineers established National Engineers Week to celebrate achievements in engineering and encourage people to pursue careers in the field. The society designated the week to include February 22, President George Washington’s birthday. George Washington is considered one of the United State’s first engineers for his work as a surveyor. To learn more about George Washington as a surveyor, explore the George Washington Papers Collection article, “Washington as Public Land Surveyor” and for a short history of Washington’s engineering achievements check out “Washington: Engineer and Engineers Advocate” by John R. Boule II, 2003 (ADA596623).

Interested in learning more about the history of engineering and its disciplines? Check out the Science Section’s research guide, Engineering in History. Are you a student considering studying engineering or an educator looking for ways to incorporate engineering into your lessons? See our research guide, Engineering Resources for Students and Educators. Both guides include print and digital resources to help you learn more about engineering topics. If you have any questions or need any assistance using these guides, please use our Ask a Librarian.

 

George Washington’s ca.1748 survey map of Alexandria, Virginia. The site map displays a simple outline of the future town and shows the location of existing structures such as a tobacco-inspection warehouse and includes notes on the land within the proposed town limits indicating its suitability for use. The map also provides soundings and shoal locations in the Potomac river.
George Washington’s survey map of the site of Belhaven (Alexandria) Virginia, ca.1748. From the Library’s Geography and Map Division.

 

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  1. Livia Dinu says:

    Very exciting to be a subscriber to the blog of the Library of Congress and in particular on this week’s topic, which was designated as the National Enginners Week , myself included an engineer by trade advocating for people pursuing this complex field of expertise . February 16 – 22, 2025 week is celebrating the memory of President George Washington birthday , on February 22, as one of the first engineers surveyors in the United States.

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