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JOHN SMEATON (8 June 1724-28 October 1972) : Jovy O. Ando BSCE-1A

John Smeaton was an English civil engineer in the 18th century who was responsible for designing bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses. He is considered the first to identify as the "father of civil engineering". One of his most notable works was designing the Eddystone lighthouse using interlocking stone blocks, which helped stabilize the structure. A constant used in fluid mechanics to describe pressure variations due to velocity was named after Smeaton in recognition of his contributions to the field.

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JOHN SMEATON (8 June 1724-28 October 1972) : Jovy O. Ando BSCE-1A

John Smeaton was an English civil engineer in the 18th century who was responsible for designing bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses. He is considered the first to identify as the "father of civil engineering". One of his most notable works was designing the Eddystone lighthouse using interlocking stone blocks, which helped stabilize the structure. A constant used in fluid mechanics to describe pressure variations due to velocity was named after Smeaton in recognition of his contributions to the field.

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JOHN SMEATON (8 June 1724-28 October 1972)

 He was an English Civil Engineer responsible for the design of


bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses.
 He was the first self-proclaimed as the “father of civil engineering”
 He designed the Eddystone lighthouse, near Plymouth, Devon
using a system of dovetailing the stones together, including the
courses and the foundations of rock.
 The pioneering constant of proportionality describing pressure
varying as the square of the velocity when applied to objects
moving in air was named Smeaton’s coefficient in his honor.

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