• Question: Whos your favourite engineer? Did they inspire you to become an engineer?

    Asked by molly smith to Pete on 12 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Peter Roskilly

      Peter Roskilly answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      My favourite Engineer is Thomas Telford.
      He was the first president for the Institution of Civil Engineers (a body the governs me and my work).
      I like because he seems to be all about doing a job right. He did a lot of work on testing new materials (like Cast Iron) so he could use them more efficiently (using less iron to create a still strong bridge for example).
      I like him because he was clever, deliberate and sensible.

      Plus he built Roads and Bridges and I love roads and bridges.

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