Published May 29, 2009 10:27 PM. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X, was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb., on May 19, 1925. The names he held reflected both his personal journey and that of oppressed people for whom he gave his life.
If you want to do petroleum engineering, major in petroleum engineering. There is no need for a geology degree if you want to do engineering. Mechanical engineering is the jack of all trades, master of none discipline. It can be used for many fields, including petroleum engineering. If you don't want to major in petroleum engineering, chemical engineering is probably closer than mechanical for what you want to do.
Mechanical engineers are in demand now, and projections for the future suggest a long-term need for professionals in this specialty. About 20% of the nearly 3 million engineers in the United States are mechanical engineers.echanical engineers work on teams responsible for developing a wide range of products and systems including, for example, space shuttle vehicles, aircraft of all sizes and shapes, automobiles, turbines, pumps, power plants, and factories.