Civil Engineer - Transportation, Dist., and Logistics

By jab6412
  • Ancient Egypt
    4000 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

    The civil engineering practices dated all the way back the the ancient Egypt time during the building of the pyramids
  • First Documented Civil Engineer
    2550 BCE

    First Documented Civil Engineer

    Around 2550 BC, Imhotep, the first documented engineer, built a famous stepped pyramid for King Djoser located at Saqqara Necropolis.
  • One of the First Irrigation Systems built.
    600 BCE

    One of the First Irrigation Systems built.

    extensive irrigation system constructed by the Hohokam Indians, Salt River, AZ around 600 AD
  • During the Roman's time
    447 BCE

    During the Roman's time

    the Parthenon by Iktinos in Ancient Greece (447-438 BC), the Appian Way by Roman engineers
  • The China Wall
    220 BCE

    The China Wall

    the Great Wall of China by General Meng T’ien under orders from Ch’in Emperor Shih Huang Ti (c. 220 BC)
  • The making of the Julius Caesar Bridge
    55 BCE

    The making of the Julius Caesar Bridge

    Julius Caesar's Bridge over the Rhine River built in 55 BC during the time of Rome along with many other bridges made too.
  • Pont Du Gard
    19 BCE

    Pont Du Gard

    Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct, Nimes, France) built in 19 BC the extensive system of highways the Romans built to facilitate trading and (more importantly) fast maneuvering of legions.
  • The First Dykes
    1000

    The First Dykes

    first dykes defending against high water in Friesland, The Netherlands around 1000
  • Machu Picchu
    1450

    Machu Picchu

    Machu Picchu, Peru, built at around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire is considered an engineering marvel.
  • The Royal Road
    1500

    The Royal Road

    El Camino Real - The Royal Road, Eastern Branch, TX and Western Branch, NM
  • John Smeaton

    John Smeaton

    He was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer who constructed the Eddystone Lighthouse
  • The Civil Engineering Institution

    The Civil Engineering Institution

    In 1818 the Institution of Civil Engineers was founded in London,
  • The First College to Teach it

    The First College to Teach it

    The first private college to teach civil engineering in the United States was Norwich University, founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge.
  • The First President of the Institution

    The First President of the Institution

    in 1820 the eminent engineer Thomas Telford became its first president.
  • The Royal Charter

    The Royal Charter

    The institution received a Royal Charter in 1828, formally recognizing civil engineering as a profession.
  • The First Degree

    The First Degree

    The first degree in civil engineering in the United States was awarded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1835.
  • The Royal Polytechnic Institution

    The Royal Polytechnic Institution

    coupled with the demands of the Industrial Revolution, spawned new engineering education initiatives: the Royal Polytechnic Institution was founded in 1838
  • The Private College

    The Private College

    the private College for Civil Engineers in Putney was established in 1839
  • The UK's Civil Engineering

    The UK's Civil Engineering

    and the UK's first Chair of Engineering was established at the University of Glasgow in 1840.
  • The First Woman Awarded a Degree

    The First Woman Awarded a Degree

    The first such degree to be awarded to a woman was granted by Cornell University to Nora Stanton Blatch in 1905.