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Jun 08, 1724 Austhorpe, England, United Kingdom Died on 28 Oct 1792 (aged 68)
(1724-1792) English civil engineer
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About John Smeaton
- John Smeaton (8 June 1724 – 28 October 1792) was an English civil engineer responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses.
- He was also a capable mechanical engineer and an eminent physicist.
- Smeaton was the first self-proclaimed "civil engineer", and is often regarded as the "father of civil engineering".
- He pioneered the use of hydraulic lime in concrete, using pebbles and powdered brick as aggregate.
- Smeaton was associated with the Lunar Society.
