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288 pages, Hardcover
Published March 5, 2024
More than any others, these ingenieurs were the best trained and best equipped to build, for example, more reliable systems of fresh water, along with better sanitation and improved transportation networks to meet these looming public needs. They created a new profession known as the civil engineer (génie civil), to differentiate these kinds of large-scale municipal projects, dedicated to the public’s well-being, from those of a more traditional military officer (génie militaire).I included the above reference to civil engineering because that was my profession prior to my retirement.