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4000 BCE
Ancient Egypt
The civil engineering practices dated all the way back the the ancient Egypt time during the building of the pyramids -
2550 BCE
First Documented Civil Engineer
Around 2550 BC, Imhotep, the first documented engineer, built a famous stepped pyramid for King Djoser located at Saqqara Necropolis. -
600 BCE
One of the First Irrigation Systems built.
extensive irrigation system constructed by the Hohokam Indians, Salt River, AZ around 600 AD -
447 BCE
During the Roman's time
the Parthenon by Iktinos in Ancient Greece (447-438 BC), the Appian Way by Roman engineers -
220 BCE
The China Wall
the Great Wall of China by General Meng T’ien under orders from Ch’in Emperor Shih Huang Ti (c. 220 BC) -
55 BCE
The making of the Julius Caesar Bridge
Julius Caesar's Bridge over the Rhine River built in 55 BC during the time of Rome along with many other bridges made too. -
19 BCE
Pont Du Gard
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct, Nimes, France) built in 19 BC the extensive system of highways the Romans built to facilitate trading and (more importantly) fast maneuvering of legions. -
1000
The First Dykes
first dykes defending against high water in Friesland, The Netherlands around 1000 -
1450
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, Peru, built at around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire is considered an engineering marvel. -
1500
The Royal Road
El Camino Real - The Royal Road, Eastern Branch, TX and Western Branch, NM -
John Smeaton
He was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer who constructed the Eddystone Lighthouse -
The Civil Engineering Institution
In 1818 the Institution of Civil Engineers was founded in London, -
The First College to Teach it
The first private college to teach civil engineering in the United States was Norwich University, founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge. -
The First President of the Institution
in 1820 the eminent engineer Thomas Telford became its first president. -
The Royal Charter
The institution received a Royal Charter in 1828, formally recognizing civil engineering as a profession. -
The First Degree
The first degree in civil engineering in the United States was awarded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1835. -
The Royal Polytechnic Institution
coupled with the demands of the Industrial Revolution, spawned new engineering education initiatives: the Royal Polytechnic Institution was founded in 1838 -
The Private College
the private College for Civil Engineers in Putney was established in 1839 -
The UK's Civil Engineering
and the UK's first Chair of Engineering was established at the University of Glasgow in 1840. -
The First Woman Awarded a Degree
The first such degree to be awarded to a woman was granted by Cornell University to Nora Stanton Blatch in 1905.
