About the Collection
Beginning with the industrial revolution in Great Britain, engineering objects and systems have shaped our modern world. The works included in this collection support the teaching and research conducted by students enrolled in the course Engineering in the Modern World. In addition to exploring the impact of engineering on shaping the modern world, the course also puts emphasis on the scientific, political, ethical, and aesthetic aspects in the evolution of engineering over the past two centuries. The collection highlights selected structural engineering works: the St. Louis Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge and a wide range of structures by Thomas Telford. Along with many other innovations, these provide a base for studying how engineering advances helped shape the modern society and culture.
Life of Thomas Telford, civil engineer, written by himself; containing a descriptive narrative of his professional labours: with a folio atlas of copper plates. Ed. by John Rickman ... with a preface, supplement, annotations, and index
history of the St. Louis bridge; containing a full account of every step in its construction and erection, and including the theory of the ribbed arch and the tests of materials. Illustrated by numerous wood-cuts and fifty full-page lithographs and artotypes. By C. M. Woodward and A history of the St. Louis bridge; containing a full account of every step in its construction and erection, and including the theory of the ribbed arch and the tests of materials. Illustrated by numerous wood-cuts and fifty full-page lithographs and artotypes. By C. M. Woodward
