The term engineer is derived from a Latin root ingenium. Inginium means a talent, natural capacity or clever invention. Even the term ingenious is used to mean the same. In early stages of human history, military organization needed to invent new ways to overcome enemy and to "engineer" means to overpower them. However, engineering as a profession was first organized in France during 18th century when engineerining corps were formed to oversee the construction and maintainance of roads, bridges, fortification, and other civilian construction. An institute was formed to train members. United states and Britain followed this with establishing engineering institutions in thier respective countries.
