Project Gutenberg 1997-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 52 Smiles, Samuel 1812 1904 The Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer With an Introductory History of Roads and Travelling in Great Britain This etext produced by Eric Hutton; additional proof reading by David G Haren and Simon Allen "The Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer" by Samuel Smiles is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book provides a detailed look at the life and achievements of Thomas Telford, a prominent civil engineer known for his significant contributions to the improvement of infrastructure in Britain, particularly roads and bridges. The narrative likely explores his early years, career beginnings, and the impact he had on the development of civil engineering in the context of the historical state of roads and transportation in the UK. At the start of the work, Smiles sets the stage for Telford's story by discussing the important role of roads as agents of civilization, highlighting their influence on commerce and communication. The opening chapters provide a historical overview of early roads, discussing the conditions and modes of travel in England before Telford's time. It describes the difficulties faced by travelers due to poorly maintained roads and introduces Telford's upbringing and early experiences as a stonemason. This context sets up the reader to appreciate Telford's later innovations and contributions to engineering, emphasizing the transformative effects of improved infrastructure on society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Telford, Thomas, 1757-1834 Roads -- Great Britain Civil engineers -- Great Britain -- Biography TA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - British 674595 674476 2024-09-01T07:49:11.950461 2023-10-01T07:16:45.210000 text/html text/html 674588 674469 2024-09-01T07:49:12.187428 2023-10-01T07:16:45.412005 text/html text/html 303603 2024-09-01T07:49:19.742424 application/epub+zip 314324 2024-09-01T07:49:13.723408 application/epub+zip 314324 2024-09-01T07:49:12.811459 application/epub+zip 577654 2024-09-01T07:49:24.568404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551471 2024-09-01T07:49:19.102388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566337 2022-08-01T07:26:01.635834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 643338 643262 2024-09-01T07:49:11.340474 2023-10-01T07:16:44.872999 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 634227 2015-04-02T10:27:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240533 2015-04-02T10:28:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18234 2024-09-01T07:49:24.709350 application/rdf+xml 17377 2024-09-01T07:49:13.156429 image/jpeg 3919 2024-09-01T07:49:12.983430 image/jpeg 301250 2024-09-01T07:49:12.244449 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia