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   America Transformed: Engineering and Technology in the Nineteenth Century, by Dean Herrin. (ASCE Press, 2003). Displays a visual sampling of engineering and technology from the 1800s that demonstrates the scope and variety of the US industrial transformation. (ISBN 978-0-7844-0529-1)

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   Benjamin Wright: Father of American Civil Engineering. Abstract. The early nineteenth century was a time of great change as the United States transitioned from the colonial era to the industrial age. Benjamin Wright’s engineering career spanned the better part of that time from 1790 to 1840.

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   1770 – 1842. Benjamin Wright, a surveyor by training and education, while also a judge and civic leader, came to be regarded as the "Father of American Engineering." Wright, along with notable early American engineers such as James Geddes, John Sullivan, and John Jervis, was of the so-called "Erie Canal School of Engineering."

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   Oct 6, 2024 · Benjamin Wright, American engineer who directed the construction of the Erie Canal. Because he trained so many engineers on that project, Wright has been called the ‘father of American engineering.’ He also was consulting engineer to several other canals and a number of railroads.

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   Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, just before the American Revolution, Benjamin Wright's professional career covered the burgeoning of the industrial revolution in the United States. By the time of his death in 1842 the American transportation network had become the envy of the world.

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   Oct 10, 2019 · Scientist of the Day - Benjamin Wright. Benjamin Wright, an American civil engineer, was born Oct. 10, 1770. Wright wasn’t just a civil engineer, he was the "Father of American Civil Engineering," or so says the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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   • As a biography, 'Wright' should not be considered the last word on Benjamin Wright's life and work. Like the knowledge base of civil engineering itself, there will always be further study— in professional practice, academically, and historically.

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   Who was Benjamin Wright?

   • Benjamin Wright was a prolific writer of both technical papers and history articles, as well as the recipient of numerous awards. He was considered a mentor, close business associate, and friend. The author considered a biography of Benjamin Wright to be an important undertaking for both ASCE and the profession in general.

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   When did Benjamin Wright become an engineer?

   • Benjamin Wright’s engineering career spanned from 1790 to 1840.

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   Who is Benjamin Drake Wright?

   • Benjamin Drake Wright is a scholar with a career spanning more than five decades. He made foundational contributions to the theory and practice of measurement. Benjamin Drake Wright is known for his influence that extends far beyond education and psychology, where his work in measurement began, into health care and the social sciences at large.

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   What are Wright's contributions to mathematics?

   • Benjamin Wright's contributions to mathematics can be explored through these pieces, which serve as the primary points of entry into his work on the mathematics of models, estimation, and fit; measurement theory; and the history and philosophy of science.

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   • Ben Wright was born on March 30, 1926, in New York City. He graduated from Cornell University in 1945 and completed a Ph.D. in the University of Chicago’s Committee on Human Development in 1957. He was born on March 30, 1926, and died on October 25, 2015.

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   Dec 23, 2017 · In a career spanning more than five decades, Benjamin Drake Wright made foundational contributions to the theory and practice of measurement. His influence extends far beyond education and psychology, where his work in measurement began, into health care and the social sciences at large.