title: Engineering: An Illustrated History from Ancient Craft to Modern Technology (100 Ponderables)
author: Tom Jackson (Editor)
description: <b>Tom Jackson</b> is a science writer specializing in recasting science and technology into lively historical narratives. After almost 20 years of writing, Tom has uncovered a wealth of stories that help create new ways to enjoy learning about science. He studied at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and still lives in the city with his wife and three children.
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  # Biographies of Working Men
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Grant Allen
  
  
  This page copyright © 2002 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  PREFACE.
  
  
  I. THOMAS TELFORD, STONEMASON.
  
  
  II. GEORGE STEPHENSON, ENGINE-MAN.
  
  
  III. JOHN GIBSON, SCULPTOR.
  
  
  IV. WILLIAM HERSCHEL, BANDSMAN.
  
  
  V. JEAN FRANCOIS MILLET, PAINTER.
  
  
  VI. JAMES GARFIELD, CANAL BOY.
  
  
  VII. THOMAS EDWARD, SHOEMAKER.
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
  
  
  
  
  This etext was produced by Charles Aldarondo Aldarondo@yahoo.com
  
  
  
  
  
  and Don Lainson dlainson@sympatico.ca
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### PREFACE.
  
  
  
  
  
    
  My acknowledgments are due to Dr. Smiles's "Lives of the
  
  
  Engineers," "Life of the Stephensons," and "Life of a Scotch
  
  
  Naturalist;" to Lady Eastlake's "Life of Gibson;" to Mr. Holden's
  
  
  "Life of Sir William Herschel;" to M. Seusier's "J. F. Millet, Sa Vie
  
  
  et Ses Oeuvres;" and to Mr. Thayer's "Life of President Garfield;"
  
  
  from which most of the facts here narrated have been derived.
  
  
    
  G.A.
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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