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SUMMARY:February 27th Talk on John Smeaton: The Making of an Engineering Genius
DESCRIPTION:John Smeaton (1724 – 1792) is regarded as the founder of the British engineering profession with a range of projects including lighthouses\, canals and river training\, docks and harbours\, fen drainage and bridge building. He was an innovator and this lecture considers the reasons for his pre-eminence and highlights some of his achievements\, including\, towards the end of his career\, many improvements to Ramsgate Harbour. \n \nJulia Elton’s own photograph of the Smeaton Sluices in Ramsgate harbour \nFor our speaker\, we welcome Julia Elton FSA who has spent many years working as an antiquarian book dealer specialising in the history of engineering and nowadays is an independent historian. She wrote a number of entries to the Institution of Civil Engineers Biographical Dictionary on lighthouse and gas engineers and is currently working towards a PhD on the history of lighthouse illumination. She is a past president of the Newcomen Society for the History of Engineering and Technology\, the only woman to have held this post. \nAs usual\, the event takes place at The San Clu Hotel with doors open at 6:30pm and the talk itself from 7pm to 8pm. \nFor more details and to book your place click here:  https://bit.ly/JohnSmeatonTalk
URL:https://ramsgate-society.org.uk/event/february-27th-talk-on-john-smeaton-the-making-of-an-engineering-genius/
LOCATION:San Clu Hotel\, Victoria Parade\, Ramsgate\, Kent\, CT11 8DT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Projects,Heritage Harbour
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