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Charles Nielson
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Driven by purpose and passion, I navigate life with curiosity and commitment. As an Independent Contractor and Civil Engineer, I specialize in designing and managing projects that combine precision, innovation, and practical solutions.
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Women journalists. The book also features the engineer Claudia Parsons, the first Black woman producer at the BBC Una Marson and the diplomatic correspondent Shiela Grant Duff who also had to hitch hike into Civil War Spain. The book's about ways women overcame obstacles to achieve their dreams
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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My uncle Robert Briscoe, a civil engineer, worked for the California State Parks. His job was to ensure that roads and other structures were safe for the public to use. It's gutting to see National Park Service grants targeted, eliminating jobs for young scientists and engineers that keep us safe.
Trump Administration Is Said to Target Park Service Grants
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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🚧 Contractor’s Representative (JB5054) – Lusaka, Zambia 🚧
💰 R50 – R80K CTC per month + Benefits
📆 2-Year FTC

Civil Engineer with strong project & contract management skills?
📢 To Apply visit: www.kontak.co.za
@kontakrecruitment.bsky.social

#Hiring #EngineeringJobs #ZambiaJobs #CivilEngineering
February 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Historical Photo of the Day: Construction of the Lockport Controlling Works in 1899, which at the time, was the original terminus for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Learn more ⬇️⚓🐢
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September 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of a steamboat on the Crinan Canal, Argyll. Canal was designed by civil engineer John Rennie and work started in 1794 tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2015/02/old-...
Old Photograph Steamboat Crinan Canal Scotland
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November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Elon Musk is not a government employee Nor is he a confirmed appointee, he is a computer engineer, he is not a genius, apparent nazi, yes, direct ties to the Chinese Communist party. And he has made calls to putin who praised him.

Civil servants fight back. #cia
January 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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The cricket ground in the photograph may not be the most picturesque but is certainly one of the most dramatic. Spanning the Holme Valley is the Lockwoood Viaduct which opened in 1850. It was designed by civil engineer John Hawkshaw for the
September 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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I had the pleasure of talking with a young couple who were both civil engineers. One was a stormwater management engineer. We talked about the Hiawatha golf course, which they live near in South Minneapolis. It’s great to have so much local expertise that helps our city. Thank you for the insights!
May 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Nefise Akçelik (1955-2003) #Turkish civil engineer who specialised in building tunnels - over 200 in her career. The 'Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel' which she worked on but didn't live to see finished was renamed in her honour. #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nefise_...
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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December 15, 1832, birthday of French civil engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
Haüy is one of the 72 scientists and engineers with a commemorative plaque on Eiffel's famous tower in Paris 🗼
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December 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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December 15, 1832, birthday of French civil engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. He was born Alexandre Gustave Bönickhausen, on 15.December.1832. His German parents had emigrated to France and changed their name to ‘Eiffel’ – after the Eifel region in Germany.
#OTD
December 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Statue of William Heerlein Lindley, a civil engineer who oversaw the Warsaw drinking water facility
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December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of East Linton a town in East Lothian. And story of civil engineer, John Rennie, who was born on 7 June 1761, at Phantassie, near East Linton tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2009/05/old-...
Old Photograph East Linton Scotland
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January 21, 2026 at 10:40 AM