English civil engineer
Biographical Information
| Name: | John Smeaton |
|---|---|
| Born on | 8 June 1724 in Whitkirk, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
| Deceased on | 28 October 1792 in Whitkirk, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
| 1748 | Works in London as maker of scientific instruments. |
| 1750 | Founds the Smeatonian Society, later to become the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1818. |
| ca. 1752 | Takes interest in mechanics. |
| 1753 - 1755 | First small projects as engineer |
| 1756 | Hydraulic studies in the Low Countries |
| 1756 - 1759 | The President of the Royal Society charges Smeaton with the construction of the Eddystone Lighthouse |
| 1760 - 1765 | Project to render the Calder River navigable |
| 1762 - 1767 | Coldstram Bridge |
| 1766 - 1771 | Bridge at Perth |
| 1767 - 1768 | Pumps at London Bridge |
| 1768 - 1777 | Canal connecting Clyde and Forth |
| 1771 | Founds together with colleagues the Society of Civil Engineers (today Smeatonian Society) |
| 1774 - 1775 | Steam pump at the Chasewater mine |
| 1775 - 1780 | Aberdeen Bridge |
| 1776 - 1873 | Retention basin at Ramsgate port |
| 1777 - 1780 | Hexham Bridge |
| 1788 - 1792 | Ramsgate port jetty |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
Bibliography
- (1967): Les classiques de la mécanique des fluides et de l'hydraulique. In: La Houille Blanche, v. 53, n. 3 (April 1967), pp. 287-296.
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 458-460.
- (1994): Der Bauingenieur. Geschichte eines Berufes. Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany), pp. 231.
- (1992): Erinnerung an John Smeaton (1724-1792). In: Bautechnik, v. 69, n. 12 (December 1992), pp. 720-721.
- (2017): John Smeaton and the Fire Engine: 1765–1785. In: The International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, v. 87, n. 2 (July 2017), pp. 190-225.
- John Smeaton, 1724-1792. In: Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 1 (January 1836), pp. 8-10.
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1000108 - Published on:
13/04/1999 - Last updated on:
22/07/2014
