Book review: William Fairbairn: The experimental engineer

Author: Robert Thorne

Date published

1 February 2018

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Book review: William Fairbairn: The experimental engineer

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Robert Thorne
Date published
1 February 2018
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The Structural Engineer
Author

Robert Thorne

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 96, Issue 2, 2018, Page(s) 38

Date published

1 February 2018

Author

Robert Thorne

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 96, Issue 2, 2018, Page(s) 38

Price

Free

Robert Thorne enjoys this thorough and immaculately referenced biography of a great Victorian engineer whose inventiveness and achievements are underappreciated today.

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PDF
Pages:
38
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Issue 2

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