Background
Paxton, Roland Arthur was born on June 29, 1932 in Altrincham, England. Son of James Arthur Paxton and Una Margaret Chandley.
(This book completes the Civil Engineering Heritage series...)
This book completes the Civil Engineering Heritage series for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It is an inventory and a guide to a selection of historical engineering works carried out in Scotland over the centuries, from the Callanish Standing Stones to the pre-stressed concrete lighthouse at Ve Skerries. It records Scotland's achievements as a civilisation and celebrates the men of genius that could see beyond the status quo to a new paradigm the civil engineers who laid down the foundations of the civilised world we enjoy today.
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(This penultimate book in the Civil Engineering Heritage s...)
This penultimate book in the Civil Engineering Heritage series for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland describes the visionary projects that created the opportunities for trade and wealth creation. It records Scotland's achievements as a civilisation through the enduring memorials that great engineers built. It celebrates the men of genius that could see beyond the status quo to a new paradigm the civil engineers who laid down the foundations of the civilised world we enjoy today.
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Together, these two books give a concise account of much of the surviving work of civil engineers throughout Scotland from pre-history up until 1980. It includes bridges, lighthouses, canals, roads, docks, harbours, piers, slips, breakwaters, railways, dams, reservoirs, hydro-power schemes and power stations.
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Paxton, Roland Arthur was born on June 29, 1932 in Altrincham, England. Son of James Arthur Paxton and Una Margaret Chandley.
Associate Manchester College of Science and Technology, Manchester University, England, 1959. Master of Science, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999.
Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2003.
Assistant engineer Sale & Manchester Corps., 1955-1962. Senior assistant engineer Leicester (England) Corporation, 1962-1965. Senior engineer Edinburgh Corporation, 1965-1975.
Principal engineer Lothian Regional Council, Scotland, 1975-1984, senior principal engineer Scotland, 1984—1990. Senior research fellow Heriot-Watt University, 1990-1994, honorary professor civil engineering, since 1994. Commissioner, Royal Commission Ancient and History Monuments of Scotland, 1992-2002.
Chairman Forth Bridges Visitor Center Trust, Queensferry, Scotland, since 1998. Presenter in field.
(This penultimate book in the Civil Engineering Heritage s...)
(Together, these two books give a concise account of much ...)
(This book completes the Civil Engineering Heritage series...)
Trustee, James Clark Maxwell Foundation, Edinburgh, since 1999. Fellow Institution Civil Engineers (chairman panel for history engineering works 1990-2003, vice chairman since 2003, chairman history bridge and infrastructure awards 1998-2008, Garth Watson medal 1999, Robert Alfred Carr prize 2001), Royal Society Edinburgh, American Society of Civil Engineers (correspondent member History & Heritage committee, since 2004, History & Heritage award 2003), Edinburgh Bibliographical Society (president 1992-1995).
Married Ann Waterhouse, March 22, 1956. Children: Karen Alexandra, Adele Louise.