The Smeatonians
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The Smeatonians
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Author : Garth Watson
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Release Date : 1989
The Smeatonians written by Garth Watson and has been published by Thomas Telford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The history of the Society is traced from its formation in 1771 to bring together engineers "in a friendly way". The lives of the founding members are described as well as the growing status of civil engineering. The book includes original documents and letters.
The Smeatonians
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Author : A. W. Skempton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Smeatonians written by A. W. Skempton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with categories.
Thomas Telford
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Author : Anthony Burton
language : en
Publisher: Wharncliffe
Release Date : 2015-06-17
Thomas Telford written by Anthony Burton and has been published by Wharncliffe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Thomas Telford's life was extraordinary: born in the Lowlands of Scotland, where his father worked as a shepherd, he ended his days as the most revered engineer in the world, known punningly as The Colossus of Roads. He was responsible for some of the great works of the age, such as the suspension bridge across the Menai Straits and the mighty Pontcysyllte aqueduct. He built some of the best roads seen in Britain since the days of the Romans and constructed the great Caledonian Canal, designed to take ships across Scotland from coast to coast. He did as much as anyone to turn engineering into a profession and was the first President of the newly formed Institution of Civil Engineers. All this was achieved by a man who started work as a boy apprentice to a stonemason. rn He was always intensely proud of his homeland and was to be in charge of an immense programme of reconstruction for the Highlands that included building everything from roads to harbours and even designing churches. He was unquestionably one of Britain's finest engineers, able to take his place alongside giants such as Brunel. He was also a man of culture, even though he had only a rudimentary education. As a mason in his early days he had worked alongside some of the greatest architects of the day, such as William Chambers and Robert Adams, and when he was appointed County Surveyor for Shropshire early in his career, he had the opportunity to practice those skills himself, designing two imposing churches in the county and overseeing the renovation of Shrewsbury Castle. Even as a boy, he had developed a love of literature and throughout his life wrote poetry and became a close friend of the Poet Laureate, Robert Southey. He was a man of many talents, who rose to the very top of his profession but never forgot his roots: he kept his old masons' tools with him to the end of his days. rn There are few official monuments to this great man, but he has no need of them: the true monuments are the structures that he left behind that speak of a man who brought about a revolution in transport and civil engineering.
Chelsea To Cairo Taylor Made Water Through Eleven Reigns And In Six Continents
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Author : Gwilym Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Release Date : 2006
Chelsea To Cairo Taylor Made Water Through Eleven Reigns And In Six Continents written by Gwilym Roberts and has been published by Thomas Telford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Hydrology categories.
Recording the history of John Taylor and Sons and their predecessors, Gwilym Roberts describes civilisation as a product of engineering. He demonstrates how dependence on technology goes back to the earliest civilisations, when irrigation systems enabled man to abandon a nomadic existence.
An Engineer S Alphabet
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Author : Henry Petroski
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-10-10
An Engineer S Alphabet written by Henry Petroski and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-10 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Written by America's most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarium is one engineer's selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdotes, facts, trivia and arcana relating to the practice, history, culture and traditions of his profession. The entries reflect decades of reading, writing, talking and thinking about engineers and engineering, and range from brief essays to lists of great engineering achievements. This work is organized alphabetically and more like a dictionary than an encyclopedia. It is not intended to be read from first page to last, but rather to be dipped into, here and there, as the mood strikes the reader. In time, it is hoped, this book should become the source to which readers go first when they encounter a vague or obscure reference to the softer side of engineering.
125 Years
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Author : John L. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 1999-01-01
125 Years written by John L. Lewis and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Science categories.
The modern Institute of Physics and its predecessors have served the needs of physics and physicists for 125 years. In celebration of this anniversary, 125 Years: The Physical Society and The Institute of Physics charts the history of the Institute from its origins to the present day. It provides a fascinating account of the people and events that shaped the Institute's development and includes the: Emergence of physics as a separate scientific discipline Formation of the Physical Society of London Establishment of the Institute of Physics Granting of a Royal Charter to the Institute of Physics Final decades of the millennium Separate chapters are devoted to the educational, professional, and publishing activities of the Institute. Pioneers such as Guthrie, Glazebrook, and Phillips could not have envisaged the ways in which the modern Institute has developed, but would surely approve of the way it is moving forward to the next millennium.
The Edinburgh Review
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
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Structures In The Stream
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Author : Todd Shallat
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-07-22
Structures In The Stream written by Todd Shallat and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-22 with Technology & Engineering categories.
As the Mississippi and other midwestern rivers inundated town after town during the summer of 1993, concerned and angry citizens questioned whether the very technologies and structures intended to "tame" the rivers did not, in fact, increase the severity of the floods. Much of the controversy swirled around the apparent culpability of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the builder of many of the flood control systems that failed. In this book, Todd Shallat examines the turbulent first century of the dam and canal building Corps and follows the agency's rise from European antecedents through the boom years of river development after the American Civil War. Combining extensive research with a lively style, Shallat tells the story of monumental construction and engineering fiascoes, public service and public corruption, and the rise of science and the army expert as agents of the state. More than an institutional history, Structures in the Stream offers significant insights into American society, which has alternately supported the public works projects that are a legacy of our French heritage and opposed them based on the democratic, individualist tradition inherited from Britain. It will be important reading for a wide audience in environmental, military, and scientific history, policy studies, and American cultural history.
Fraser S Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861
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Engineering Empires
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Author : B. Marsden
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2004-12-07
Engineering Empires written by B. Marsden and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-07 with Science categories.
Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural construction of the large-scale technologies of empire.