▁against ▁a ▁g orge ously ▁shot ▁B ▁story ▁that ▁war ms ▁the ▁heart ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Works ▁c ited ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁" Sol it ary " ▁at ▁ABC ▁ ▁Category : L ost ▁( season ▁ 1 ) ▁episodes ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁American ▁television ▁episodes <0x0A> </s> ▁Julius ▁Walker ▁Adams ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁civil ▁engineer ▁and ▁rail road ▁engineer , ▁who ▁designed ▁the ▁Star ru cca ▁Vi ad uct . ▁He ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Civil ▁Engine ers ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁Adams ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁cousin ▁of ▁President ▁John ▁Qu in cy ▁Adams . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁where ▁studied ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁but ▁res igned ▁to ▁start ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁engineer ▁for ▁his ▁uncle ▁George ▁Washington ▁Wh ist ler . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁assistant ▁engineer ▁of ▁various ▁rail ro ads . ▁Then ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁C och itu ate ▁water ▁works , ▁Boston , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year