The History of Civil Engineering Since 1600: an annotated bibliography

The History of Civil Engineering Since 1600: an annotated bibliography Darwin H. Stapleton (with the assistance of Roger L. Shumaker), 1986 New York, Garland xxxiii+ 232pp., $60. ISBN 0 8240 8948 0

Some years ago, Darwin Stapleton edited The Engineering Drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe (New Haven, Conn., 1980) and in so doing he came to grips with the complex nature of the practice of civil engineering. The present Bibliography demonstrates his understanding of the complexity of civil engineering history since 1600. The book is divided into six sections (Background and General Works; Renaissance to 1750; Industrial Revolution; Victorian Era and Second Industrial Revolution; Modern; and Recent), with each section broken down into topical divisions. These cover subjects such as the professionalisation and institutionalisation of civil engineering practice; research and education; the profession's political, social, and economic context, and its relationships with business and government; and various types of public works and engineering projects, such as lighthouses, dams, canals, aqueducts, bridges, and railroads....