•First self-proclaimed Civil Engineer
•Father of Civil Engineer
•He designed the third Eddystone Lighthouse (1755-59)
•Father of American Civil Engineer
•Chief Engineer during the construction of the Erie Canal, Delaware and Hudson Canal
•One of the most versatile and bold engineers who designed tunnels, railways lines, ship and bridges
•Second Greatest Briton of all time by a public poll in 2022.
•A renowned french civil engineer and architect
•Remembered as “the magician of iron“
•His master piece is the Eiffel Tower
