Originally Posted by
AndrewLewis
Engineering, science, and art do not sit on a continuum, so to say it's either "science" or "art" is a false dichotomy.
Science is a framework for understanding and learning.
Art is the outcome of the application of a skill (ex. painting) using a specific tool (ex paint and paintbrush) onto a specific medium (ex canvas) using a specific style (ex. impressionism, abstraction, realism) to display or communicate a specific idea (ex beauty, hate, critique, information, function). In this way, art and engineering converge, with science being a tool by which the skill, tools, mediums, styles, and ideas are tested and developed.