didnt see the Stephenson name. You are quite right, George was an illiterate, and wasnt allowed to become a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, so he went off and formed the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, so they say.
Until that time there was no distinction between them, there were only Military engineers and Civil engineers.
IMHO all the great Victorian and Georgian mechanical engineers deserve to be on the list.
To give it a bit of an international flavour, what about
Eiffel
Freyssinet
Terzaghi
Goethals
deLesseps
Hennebecke
TY Lin
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Submitted by Chris Oggham on Tue, 2007-04-03 03:50
With regard to Trevithick and Newcomen they were indeed mechanical engineers, I really must learn to pay attention. Although maybe we could squeeze Trevithick in? One of the things he designed was a monument in cast iron which was 1000 feet high. As I recall, it was an enormous column but I cant remember what it was for.
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Submitted by Richard Spedding on Mon, 2007-04-02 11:27
I notice you have given yourself two stars for Railway Construction. I dont know if you are being modest but shouldnt rail users of UAE be a bit worried as that is the industry you are in?
David
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Submitted by Charleston-Jos… on Sun, 2007-03-25 05:04
You can read my cv posted in PP. It will be part of a book that will be publish someday.
You can also read Andrew post, so far the best in PP relating to Contracts, Claims & Claim assessment. All his post combined will be worth a million inspirational books
There is another guy, Oscar Wilde.
But be careful with the Oscar here in PP. He may not be the Wilde.
You can also ask PP number 1 about his his life, how he come up with this idea, eventually the bio of PP number 1 will be worth a thousand books.
PP number 1 is a genius that why we are enjoying Planning planet.
Cheers,
Charlie
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Submitted by Andrew Flowerdew on Sat, 2007-03-24 19:45
Read about Brunel but dont follow his example. He was a great engineer of his time but the worst example of how manage a project in todays world you could get.
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Submitted by Bijaya Bajracharya on Fri, 2007-03-23 12:47
Read about Brunel. There are lots of books about him. IT is really encouraging and inspiring to read about this great engineer. Search for Brunnel or Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Amazon.com and you will find something that match your search.
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Sorry Clive,
didnt see the Stephenson name. You are quite right, George was an illiterate, and wasnt allowed to become a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, so he went off and formed the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, so they say.
Until that time there was no distinction between them, there were only Military engineers and Civil engineers.
IMHO all the great Victorian and Georgian mechanical engineers deserve to be on the list.
To give it a bit of an international flavour, what about
Eiffel
Freyssinet
Terzaghi
Goethals
deLesseps
Hennebecke
TY Lin
Member for
21 years 5 monthsRE: Civil Engineering Inspirational Book ?
Hi Clive,
With regard to Trevithick and Newcomen they were indeed mechanical engineers, I really must learn to pay attention. Although maybe we could squeeze Trevithick in? One of the things he designed was a monument in cast iron which was 1000 feet high. As I recall, it was an enormous column but I cant remember what it was for.
Chris Oggham
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18 years 7 monthsRE: Civil Engineering Inspirational Book ?
Clive
I think hes Bazalgette (or thereabouts) - without whom London wouldnt exist as now.
What about Tony Hunt - best recent structural engineer
And the Stephensons father and son
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21 years 5 monthsRE: Civil Engineering Inspirational Book ?
Hi Clive,
All those stars confused me as well, but in addition to the engineers you listed, what about Richard Trevithick or Thomas Newcomen?
Chris Oggham
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23 years 7 monthsRE: Civil Engineering Inspirational Book ?
Thats the trouble with you Clive, such an agent provocateur...
I think you will find Charlie is a six start general for Roadways and Infrastructure but only two stars for Railway Construction.
:-)
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Hey Charleston
I just read your CV, your profile at least.
I notice you have given yourself two stars for Railway Construction. I dont know if you are being modest but shouldnt rail users of UAE be a bit worried as that is the industry you are in?
David
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20 years 3 monthsRE: Civil Engineering Inspirational Book ?
Hello,
You can read my cv posted in PP. It will be part of a book that will be publish someday.
You can also read Andrew post, so far the best in PP relating to Contracts, Claims & Claim assessment. All his post combined will be worth a million inspirational books
There is another guy, Oscar Wilde.
But be careful with the Oscar here in PP. He may not be the Wilde.
You can also ask PP number 1 about his his life, how he come up with this idea, eventually the bio of PP number 1 will be worth a thousand books.
PP number 1 is a genius that why we are enjoying Planning planet.
Cheers,
Charlie
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20 years 10 monthsRE: Civil Engineering Inspirational Book ?
Saurabh,
Read about Brunel but dont follow his example. He was a great engineer of his time but the worst example of how manage a project in todays world you could get.
Member for
20 years 8 monthsRE: Civil Engineering Inspirational Book ?
Read about Brunel. There are lots of books about him. IT is really encouraging and inspiring to read about this great engineer. Search for Brunnel or Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Amazon.com and you will find something that match your search.