Benjamin Wright
Father of American Civil Engineering
Seiten
2020
American Society of Civil Engineers (Verlag)
978-0-7844-1566-5 (ISBN)
American Society of Civil Engineers (Verlag)
978-0-7844-1566-5 (ISBN)
The early nineteenth century was a time of great change as the US transitioned from the colonial era to the industrial age. Benjamin Wright's engineering career spanned the better part of that time from 1790 to 1840. This book chronicles Wright's life and varied career from country surveyor to his work on America's railroads.
The early nineteenth century was a time of great change as the United States transitioned from the colonial era to the industrial age. Benjamin Wright's engineering career spanned the better part of that time from 1790 to 1840.In Benjamin Wright: Father of American Civil Engineering, Steven M. Pennington chronicles Wright's life and varied career from country surveyor to his early work on America's railroads. After surveying the Mohawk River for navigation improvements and supervising the engineering of the Erie Canal project, he then went on to contribute to such projects as the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal near Philadelphia, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Washington, DC. From the capital city, Wright advanced his engineering practice as America grew and viewed its manifest expansion to the West.
Throughout his life and work, Wright's personal connections, politically, socially, and technically, were far reaching. Wright understood the mechanics and connectivity of how politics and economics demonstrated themselves. He worked with leaders across the business and engineering communities to make a lasting social, economic, and historical contribution.
Benjamin Wright understood the necessity to establish an organization of practicing engineers to stimulate technical, business, ethical, and professional attitudes. In 1839, he participated in organizational meetings of what would become the American Society of Civil Engineers which, in 1970, designated him the "Father of American Civil Engineering.
The early nineteenth century was a time of great change as the United States transitioned from the colonial era to the industrial age. Benjamin Wright's engineering career spanned the better part of that time from 1790 to 1840.In Benjamin Wright: Father of American Civil Engineering, Steven M. Pennington chronicles Wright's life and varied career from country surveyor to his early work on America's railroads. After surveying the Mohawk River for navigation improvements and supervising the engineering of the Erie Canal project, he then went on to contribute to such projects as the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal near Philadelphia, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Washington, DC. From the capital city, Wright advanced his engineering practice as America grew and viewed its manifest expansion to the West.
Throughout his life and work, Wright's personal connections, politically, socially, and technically, were far reaching. Wright understood the mechanics and connectivity of how politics and economics demonstrated themselves. He worked with leaders across the business and engineering communities to make a lasting social, economic, and historical contribution.
Benjamin Wright understood the necessity to establish an organization of practicing engineers to stimulate technical, business, ethical, and professional attitudes. In 1839, he participated in organizational meetings of what would become the American Society of Civil Engineers which, in 1970, designated him the "Father of American Civil Engineering.
List of Maps
List of Photographs and Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Prologue
A Binding Covenant
Ten Square Chains to an Acre
The Honor and Fame of Many
The Era of the Horse Ocean
Conflict and Confrontation
Mr. Knickerbocker's Gotham
The Machinery of Power
That Railroad Mania
Darkness Fell Slowly
A Highly Respectable Meeting
A Social Conscience
Appendix A Resume
Appendix B Children
Appendix C Resolution
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.10.2020 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Reston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 380 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7844-1566-8 / 0784415668 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7844-1566-5 / 9780784415665 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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