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Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man.

Thomas Tredgold

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Thomas Tredgold

Thomas Tredgold

Born: August 22, 1788
Died: January 28, 1829 (aged 40)
Bio: Thomas Tredgold was an English engineer and author, known for his early work on railroad construction.
Known for:
  1. Elementary principles of carpentry (1820)

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