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| Apprentice at the ironworks Price & Fox, Neath Abbey (South Wales) |
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1862 - 1898
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Works in John Fowler's office;
Directs the construction of the London underground |
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1867
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Refitting work on three Telford Bridges: Menai Straits Bridge, Buildwas Bridge, and the Severn River Bridge near Gloucester;
Cooperation on the Encyclopedia Britannica |
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1882 - 1890
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Designs the Firth of Forth Bridge with John Fowler;
Asswan Dam on the Nile |
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Baker, Benjamin Bridging the Firth of Forth (I), in
"Engineering", 29 July 1887 .
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Baker, Benjamin Bridging the Firth of Forth (II), in
"Engineering", 5 August 1887 .
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Baker, Benjamin Bridging the Firth of Forth (III), in
"Engineering", 12 August 1887 .
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Baker, Benjamin Bridging the Firth of Forth (IV), in
"Engineering", 19 August 1887 .
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Baker, Benjamin Bridging the Firth of Forth (V), in
"Engineering", 26 August 1887 .
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Billington, David P. The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA) , ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 118-22.
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Marrey, Bernard Les ponts modernes - 18e et 19e siècles (1st edition), Picard Editeur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2708404016, 1990; pp. 304.
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Ricken, Herbert Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany) , ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 210.
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Whyte, Iain Boyd John Fowler, Benjamin Baker Forth Bridge, Edition Axel Menges, Stuttgart (Germany) , ISBN 3930698188, 1997.
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