George Geoffrey Meyerhof died
Son of Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Otto Meyerhof, distinguished geotechnical engineer George Geoffrey Meyerhof was best known for his work on the bearing capacity of foundations. Born in Kiel, Germany in 1916, Meyerhof studied at the University of London, and worked in England for several years, where he did extensive research on soil mechanics and foundation problems. In 1953 he immigrated to Canada and among other things he taught at the Nova Scotia Technical College (later TUNS).
Caracas Metro opened
The Caracas Metro is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela. It was inaugurated on January 2, 1983 with 11.5 km (7.1 mi) and currently the total length of the railway reaches 106.5 km (66.2 mi). Its purpose is to contribute to the development of collective transportation in Caracas and its immediate area, through the planning, construction, and commercial exploitation of an integrated transportation system. he system has 53 stations.
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal opened
The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is a 28-mile-long (45 km) canal system that connects the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River. It reverses the direction of the Main Stem and the South Branch of the Chicago River, which now flows out of Lake Michigan rather than into it. The building of the Chicago canal served as intensive and practical training for engineers who later built the Panama Canal.
Brooklyn Bridge construction started
A major tourist attraction since its opening, the Brooklyn Bridge has become an icon of New York City. A hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge, it was the first fixed crossing of the East River. It was also the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its opening, with a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m) and a deck 127 ft (38.7 m) above mean high water.
The Institution of Civil Engineers was formed
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is an independent professional association for civil engineers and a charitable body in the United Kingdom. Based in London, ICE has over 92,000 members, of whom three-quarters are located in the UK, while the rest are located in more than 150 other countries. The ICE aims to support the civil engineering profession by offering professional qualification, promoting education, maintaining professional ethics, and liaising with industry, academia and government.
