Engineers in the United States 1: The civil engineer as Lone Ranger
| Category | Online Presentations |
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| 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 |
| Contributor | Joseph Cychosz
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| Cite this work | Researchers should cite this work as follows: |
| Time | November 30, 2007 |