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Bazalgette is a great hero of civil engineering. The so-called interceptor sewers he designed are a model for pretty much all present-day sanitary sewers. His C
by OliverJones 7y ago
Bazalgette is a great hero of civil engineering. The so-called interceptor sewers he designed are a model for pretty much all present-day sanitary sewers. His Crossness Pumping Station (powered by steam engines from James Watt's company) functioned for 90 years before it was replaced by newer equipment.
90 years, dear Hacker News colleagues. That's engineering. Is the stuff you and I did today going to last that long?
- SOLAR_FIELDS 7y agoI drew an interesting parallel to this story with John Snow’s cholera well analysis: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1854_Broad_Street_cholera_outbreak https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1854_Broad_Street_cholera_ou... This is widely considered to be one of the first modern geospatial analayses to be conducted. It’s interesting how urban problems in London have led to advancement in various scientific fields.