Quote of the day
Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
John Alexander Low Waddell
Born: 1854
Died: March 3, 1938 (aged 84)
Bio: John Alexander Low Waddell was an American civil engineer and prolific bridge designer, with more than a thousand structures to his credit in the United States, Canada, as well as Mexico, Russia, China, Japan, and New Zealand.
Known for:
- De pontibus (1898)
- Addresses to engineering students (1911)
- Memoirs and addresses of two decades (1928)
- Specifications for Steel Bridges (1900)