The Life of Sir John Fowler, Engineer (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology) - Softcover

Mackay, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108057675 ISBN 13: 9781108057677

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

As a civil engineer, Sir John Fowler (1817–98) devoted his life to the railways. His best-known achievements include the first railway bridge across the Thames in London, Manchester Central Station, the development of the London Underground and (with Sir Benjamin Baker) the Forth Bridge - arguably the most remarkable feat of engineering of the nineteenth century. Given access to friends and family papers, the author and social theorist Thomas Mackay (1849–1912) portrays a man who was fascinated by engineering as a child, and who continued to work up until his death. As a portrait of one of the architects of Victorian Britain, this biography, first published in 1900, will be of great interest to historians of the period as well as readers wishing to know more about the development of iconic infrastructure.

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Book Description:

Sir John Fowler (1817–98) was one of the great railway engineers, remembered particularly for the development of the Forth Bridge and London's underground railway. As a portrait of one of the architects of Victorian Britain, this biography, published in 1900, will be of great interest to historians of the period.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1108057675
• ISBN 13: 9781108057677
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 454