Words to be remembered:

generation (n) – поколение

engineer (n) – инженер

machine (n) – машина

transform (v) - преобразовывать

ability (n) – способность

design (v) – конструировать

design (n) – конструкция

create (v) – создавать, творить

creative (a) – творческий

recognize (v) – признавать

bachelor (n) – бакалавр

master (n) – магистр

conduct (v) – проводить

conductivity (n) – проводимость

superconductivity (n) - cверхпроводимость

receive (v) – принимать; здесь: привлекать

discover (v) – открывать

discovery (n) – открытие

achieve (v) – достигать

achievement (n) – достижение

result in (v) – приводить к

result (n) – результат

establish (v) – основывать

establishment (n) – основание

volume(n) - том

quality (n) – качество

provide (v) – обеспечивать

connect (v), link (v) – соединять, связывать

connection (n) – соединение, связь

several – несколько

access (n) – доступ

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Text a. Technical Education

Engineering is at once an art, a science and a practical profession. We owe to the innovative genius of many generations of engineers whose machines and systems transformed energy and conveyed information. An engineer needs primarily the ability to think, to design and to create something that will fit for the purpose. He will also need a basis of knowledge and technique, which derived from science and practice. The departments of many universities develop both of these abilities by a mixture of scientific and technical studies with creative project work.

The University of Houston

The University of Houston is a nationally recognized research and teaching institution that offers a full range of bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional programs to over 33,000 students from across the United States and around the world. It serves students in thirteen colleges and schools.

The University of Houston superconductivity laboratory received international attention when researchers discovered a compound that achieves superconductivity at higher temperatures than they thought. This discovery resulted in the establishment of the Texas Center for Superconductivity.

The prestigious international science journal “Nature” listed the University of Houston’s programs in the physical sciences among the top 10 in the country for the quality of research and how often that research will be used for other scientific discoveries.

The most recent survey of graduate education rated the Cullen College of Engineering as the best one in the country, with a number – one ranking for chemical and a number – three ranking for civil engineering.

The libraries at the University of Houston provide generous resources for research with total holdings of more than 1.6 million volumes. A computerized catalog system links all four University libraries.

The University’s intensive computer resources were connected to several networks and provided access to supercomputers, of more than 1,000 universities, research institutions, and corporations worldwide.