École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
engineering school, France
Also known as: École des Ponts et Chaussées
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history of civil engineering
- In civil engineering: History
…which in 1747 grew the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (“National School of Bridges and Highways”). Its teachers wrote books that became standard works on the mechanics of materials, machines, and hydraulics, and leading British engineers learned French to read them. As design and calculation replaced rule of thumb…
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role of Jean-Rodolphe Perronet
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…founding, in 1747, of the École des Ponts et Chaussées, the world’s first engineering school, he was appointed director.
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