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Engineering or engineer has a very important role in the progress of any country. To honor Engineers in India, on 15 September every year, the birthday of the great engineer M Visvesvaraya is celebrated as Engineer Day. There are many types of engineers. Today we will talk about 10 interesting facts related to Civil Engineering.
- The term civil engineering came into being in the 18th century.
- The word engineer is a Latin language word. It means 'cleverness'.
- The first private civil engineering college, Norwich University, Vermont, was established in the year 1835.
- In the year 1835, the first degree of civil engineering was conferred by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- In the year 1905, a woman got the first civil engineering degree. This woman's name was Nora Stanton Blech.
- America's oldest engineering society is named the American Society of Civil Engineers. It was established in 1852.
- London Eye Europe is the largest ferris wheel on the continent, located in England. Talking about its height, its height is 135 meters i.e. 442 feet.
- The longest suspension bridge in the world also includes the name of Golden Gate Bridge.
- Toronto's longest street is Young Street. Talking about its length, its length is 1178 miles i.e. 1896 kilometers.
- Civil engineering mainly involves the design and construction of roads, bridges, canals, dams and buildings etc.
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