Hugh Ferguson and Mike Chrimes

Price: £ 39.95

ISBN: 9780727741431

Format: Hardbound

Publish Date: 01/06/2011

Publisher: ICE Publishing

Page Size: 219x276

Number of Pages: 352

Description

The first history of the Institution of Civil Engineers to be illustrated in colour looks at the development of the profession over nearly 200 years and includes biographies of some of the greatest engineers who made these changes possible, charting the successes of construction from the great engineering advances of Victorian times to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

A fascinating and informative read for all those interested in the history of ICE and how it has grown as well as the civil engineering industry and its impact on the world in which we live.

Contents

1. Introduction 
2. An Institution is born 
3. A learning society 
4. Education, training and membership 
5. Regional development 
6. Professional conduct
7. Governance, influence and communication 
8. Fragmentation, unification and selfregulation 
9. Civil engineers at war 
10. The library 
11. The buildings 
12. Contracts and management 
13. The Presidents 
14. Secretaries and staff