John Smeaton (nonfiction)

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John Smeaton.

John Smeaton FRS (8 June 1724 – 28 October 1792) was an English civil engineer responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbors, and lighthouses.

He was also a capable mechanical engineer and an eminent physicist.

Smeaton was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer, and often regarded as the "father of civil engineering".

He was associated with the Lunar Society.

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