John Smeaton
1724-1792
Scottish-English Inventor
John Smeaton's impact on civil engineering in eighteenth-century England was so significant that the Institute of Civil Engineers—of whic...
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Smeaton, John (1724–1792)
John Smeaton was one of the first great British civil engineers, the first to use the title "Civil Engineer" (seeing himself as a professional ranking alongside doct...
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The English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) transformed the handicraft of engineering into a profession by applying experimental science to architectural and mechanical problems.John Smeaton w...
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John Smeaton, like so many of his contemporaries, made a name for himself in several fields. He can best be described as a professional inventor. Considered to be the founder of instrument making in B...
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