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# Arthur M. Wellington

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Arthur Mellen Wellington was an American civil engineer who wrote the 1877 book The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways.

## Quick Facts About Arthur M. Wellington

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## About Arthur M. Wellington

Arthur Mellen Wellington was an American civil engineer who wrote the 1877 book The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways. The saying that An engineer can do for a dollar what any fool can do for two is an abridgement of a statement made in this work. Wellington was involved in the design and construction of new railways in Mexico. He was chief engineer of the Toledo and Canada Southern Railroad. He was the editor of the Engineering News.

##  Quotes by Arthur M. Wellington

> [When the difficulty of a problem lies only in finding out what follows from certain fixed premises, mathematical methods furnish invaluable wings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-m-wellington/when-the-difficulty-of-a-problem-lies-only-in-finding-out-what/)

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> [To define it rudely but not inaptly, engineering is the art of doing that well with one dollar which any bungler can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-m-wellington/to-define-it-rudely-but-not-inaptly-engineering-is-the-art-of-doing/)

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