Benjamin Wright
contribution:Benjamin Wright (October 10, 1770 – August 24, 1842) was an American civil engineer who served as Chief Engineer of both the Erie Canal and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. In 1969 he was declared the “Father of American Civil Engineering” by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
contribution:Benjamin Wright (October 10, 1770 – August 24, 1842) was an American civil engineer who served as Chief Engineer of both the Erie Canal and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. In 1969 he was declared the “Father of American Civil Engineering” by the American Society of Civil Engineers.