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5.Comments:
- I did not know that in 1779 the first iron bridge was erected in England; that was a very long time ago.
- Many bridges were built during the 1800s but many brides had also collapsed.
- Engineer designing is something that I don't think I would want to be when I grow up because to me, your designs have to be precise and accurate or else the structure that you have designed will collapse.
- I did not know that engineers can copy a design that have stood the test of time.
- Some designs may look perfect on paper but when it is put to work in the real world it might not be the same.
- How old id T.H Huxley? How many books have he written so far?
- How much does an engineer make in a year?
- Who is considered the most successful engineer in history?
- Where was the Tay Bridge located?
- Aqueduct: a bridge-like structure supporting a conduit or canal passing over a river or low ground
- Anomaly: a quantity measured in degrees, defining the position of an orbiting body with respect to the point at which it is nearest to or farthest from its primary
- Myriad: having innumerable phases, aspects, variations, etc.
- Simile: "Designing a bridge or any other large structure is not unlike planning a trip or a vacation." (page 64)
- Metaphor: "Many objects of design are more exotic than spending two weeks in New York." (page 66)
- Describes engineer designs and well-known engineer designers like Robert Maillart, Anton Tedesko, etc.
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