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Engineers in the United States 1: The civil engineer as Lone Ranger

Posted 20 Mar, 2008 in Online Presentations

Contributor(s) Gary Downey
Virginia Tech
Abstract Introduction: excavating disciplines; Developing a workforce of civil engineers: Early association with government: 1810s-1840s; Development of civil engineers: British model; Development of civil engineers: French model; Civil engineers as professionals?; A Lone Ranger in two ways;

Example: 'Building Turnpikes in Early Virginia'; Problem: Building a road before the Civil War; A 'mixed enterprise' system; The Principal Engineer of Virginia; Engineering problems in road-building; Ambiguous authority of the Principal Engineer
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  • Downey, Gary (2008), "Engineers in the United States 1: The civil engineer as Lone Ranger," http://globalhub.org/resources/33.

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Time November 30, 2007