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“No engineer can go upon a new work and not find something peculiar, that will demand his careful reflection, and the deliberate consideration of any advice that he may receive; and nothing so fully reveals his incapacity as a pretentious assumption of knowledge, claiming to understand everything.”

Quote by John B. Jervis

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John B. Jervis was an outstanding civil engineer who made significant contributions during the American Industrial Revolution. His career spanned various fields such as bridge, canal, and railway engineering, and his design philosophy and technological innovations had a profound impact on engineers to come. more

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