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JOHN SMEATON, FRS

Was born and lived at Austhorpe Lodge, Whitkirk, Leeds. He developed scientific methods to harness better the water, wind and steam power essential to the Industrial Revolution. He was consulted nationally on the design of the mills, harbours, bridges and waterways, including the Aire and Calder Navigation. He was most famous for designing and building the third Eddystone Lighthouse. The creation of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers (1771) gave rise to the professional engineering institutions.

1724-1792

Photograph taken by PeterScott on 10 January 2012 and was added to the database on Sunday the 2nd of September, 2018

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