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CIVIL engineering aspects of progress in modern engineering is the principal topic of the presidential address to Section G (Engineering) by Sir William Halcrow. An analysis of engineering evolution involves consideration of mental conditioning in the past as well as of achievement. Society as a whole did not become mechanically minded until after the First World War, and the progress was slow. American influence is considerable, and we must understand the conditions which have led to their lavish use of machines and materials. Reference to the progress of prime movers, of constructional materials, and of some recent developments in technique follows.
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Progress in Modern Engineering. Nature 160, 286 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160286a0
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