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We are the priests of the new epoch without superstitions.

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Accurate engineering knowledge must succeed commercial guesses.

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Any man who is thoroughly capable of understanding and handling a machine may be called a mechanical engineer, but only he who knows the principles behind that machine so thoroughly that he would be able to design it or adapt it to a new purpose... can be classed as a civil engineer.

George S. Morison

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George S. Morison

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Born: December 19, 1842
Died: July 1, 1903 (aged 60)
Bio: George Shattuck Morison was trained to be a lawyer, but became an engineer and the leading bridge designer of his time.

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