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Anthony Hunt
Influential structural engineer with a passion for industrial design. His view of structures as a series of batch-produced components led him to enable a generation of British architects realise their High-Tech dreams.
born 22nd June 1932, Streatham Hill, London
Biography coming soon. Portrait © courtesy Anthony Hunt
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Owen Williams
Pioneering British exponent in the engineering and architectureof concrete structures.
born 20th March 1890, Tottenham, London
died 23rd May 1969, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordhsire
introduction •
early life & education •
getting to know
concrete: 1911-1918 • bridges: the 1920s • buildings: the 1930s • M1 and beyond • the man • selected works • gallery • sources
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Louis Gustave Mouchel
Mouchel introduced metal-reinforced concrete — ferro-concrete— to British construction, a technique that had a far-reaching influence on 20th century civil engineering in the UK.
born 11th January 1852, Cherbourg, Normandy, France
died 27th May 1908, Cherbourg, Normandy, France
Biography coming soon. Portrait © courtesy Mouchel
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
One of the most ambitious designers and energetic practitionersin civil engineering history.
born 9th April 1806, near Portsmouth
died 15th September 1859, London W1
introduction •
early life & education •
Thames Tunnel •
Bristol •
Great Western Railway & the broad gauge •
railways, bridges & atmospherics •
great ships •
family & final years
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Robert Stephenson
His refinements to the steam engine made steam locomotiona viable form of transport, which he demonstrated with his famous prototype, the Rocket.
born 16th October 1803, Newcastle upon Tyne
died 12th October 1859, London W2
introduction •
early life & education •
the Rocket & steam-powered locomotion •
railways & railway bridges •
influence, family & final years
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Michael Faraday
Faraday's discovery of the electric motor, electric transformer and electric generator laid the foundations of electrical engineering.
born 22nd September 1791, Newington Butts, London
died 25th August 1867, Hampton Court, Middlesex
introduction •
family & religion •
RI & Humphry Davy •
electro-magnetism • communicating science • application of science • lighthouses • electro-magnetic field • influence
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Thomas Telford
The first president of the Institution of Civil Engineers and considered to be one of the great civil engineers of all time.
born 9th August 1757, Glendinning (farm), Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire
died 2nd September 1834, 24 Abingdon Street, London
introduction •
early life •
last great canal engineer
building bridges • roads & transport • public works poetry & philanthropy • legacy • selected works
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