Military contribution of civilian engineers

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Research Article| September 01, 1919 Military contribution of civilian engineers GEORGE OTIS SMITH GEORGE OTIS SMITH Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1919) 30 (3): 399–404. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-30-399 Article history received: 28 Dec 1918 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation GEORGE OTIS SMITH; Military contribution of civilian engineers. GSA Bulletin 1919;; 30 (3): 399–404. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-30-399 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionThe original distinction between military and civil engineering has gradually lost its force, in no small measure because of the practical interchange of military and civil engineers on governmental works that are wholly civil in nature. The record of the graduates of West Point in river and harbor improvement, culminating perhaps in the construction of the Panama Canal, is evidence of this tendency. In recent months, however, any line of separation between civil and military engineers has been wholly lost sight of by reason of the military contribution of civilian engineers to the military program, which has been so largely an engineering program. How great and varied that contribution has been will doubtless be set forth in some presidential address before one of the great engineering societies, yet this meeting of the Geological Society of America is an opportune time for mention of one phase of this progress of engineering. . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.