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Smeaton (1724-1792) hailed from Leeds and initially trained and worked in London as an instrument maker, but by his early 30s was making a name as an experimental scientist and improver of mills and steam engines.
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The Society of Civil Engineers was founded in 1771 by John Smeaton and some of his professional acquaintances as a dining club to facilitate ‘conversation, argument and a social communication of ideas and knowledge, in the particular walks of each member were, at the same time, the amusement and business of the meetings’.
The Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers was founded in England in 1771. It was the first engineering society to be formed anywhere in the world, and remains the oldest. It was originally known as the Society of Civil Engineers, being renamed following its founder's death. [1] History.
John Smeaton was a pioneer in the use of cast iron in water and windmill mechanisms. It was the President of the Royal Society who recommended John to design the new Eddystone Lighthouse. He designed nearly 60 new millworks during his career. Before he embarked on a career in civil engineering, John set up a business as a scientific instrument ...
Garth Watson was Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers from 1967 to 1979 and became the Society's President in 1987. His book, The Smeatonians, traces the history of the Society through original documents and letters, together with the minutes of the Society's meetings and provides insight not only into the imaginative and diverse ...
THE SMEATONIANS: The Society of Civil Engineers. Authors: Garth Watson. Published: 1989. The history of the Society is traced from its formation in 1771 to bring together engineers "in a friendly way". The lives of the founding members are described as well as the growing status of civil engineering.
John Smeaton is known as the Father of civil engineering. He came up with the term “Civil Engineering” to describe engineering works that were for the public good rather than for military purposes.
