There’s no getting away from it; curiosity is a trait that we engineers have in abundance. When I was a child, I possessed a deep desire to generally know how everything worked. This hasn’t faltered, even after all these years I have been working in the profession. The incessant questioning is still as strong today as I work my way through more technically challenging mechanical design and development engineering matters.
From my experience, possessing a curious mind aids creativity and paves the way for new ideas and innovations. One definition of curiosity that supports this theory is "a desire to know.” The concept of knowing gives power and scope to try new things or ways of working, thus leading to discoveries. This certainly rings true for all those amazing inventors and inventions that have massively changed our lives over the years. Without curiosity, there would indeed be no breakthroughs or inventions.
Given this, it was no surprise that the name Curiosity was, some years ago, bestowed by NASA upon a rover that was being sent to Mars. The aim, was to explore and be curious on our behalf, on another planet. So to quote the famous 1980s band Curiosity Killed the Cat track, I’m going to bring you all back “Down to Earth,” where it is still important for all of us to ask questions and be curious cats in our everyday lives.
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