--- title: "3 Thomas Tredgold Quotes - Famous Engineer (Elementary principles of carpentry)" description: "Thomas Tredgold was an English engineer and author, known for his early work on railroad construction. His definition of civil engineering formed the ba..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-tredgold-90625.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Thomas Tredgold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-tredgold-90625.jpg) # Thomas Tredgold (1788–1829) Engineer United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland **3** quotes in **41** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Thomas Tredgold was an engineer from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, best known for *Elementary principles of carpentry*. ## Quick Facts About Thomas Tredgold Born August 22, 1788 Died January 28, 1829 Nationality United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Profession Engineer Notable works Elementary principles of carpentry ## About Thomas Tredgold Thomas Tredgold was an English engineer and author, known for his early work on railroad construction. His definition of civil engineering formed the basis of the charter of the Institution of Civil Engineers. ## Quotes by Thomas Tredgold > [Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-tredgold/engineering-is-the-art-of-directing-the-great-sources-of-power-in/) [Thomas Tredgold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-tredgold/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/thomas-tredgold-79831_art_engineering-is-the-art-of-directing-the_1102119.jpg) > [Civil Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of Power in Nature for the use and convenience of man; being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-tredgold/civil-engineering-is-the-art-of-directing-the-great-sources-of-power/) [Thomas Tredgold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-tredgold/) [Affair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/thomas-tredgold-79831_affair_civil-engineering-is-the-art-of-directin_1107624.jpg) > [...(that) any general system of conveying passengers would ... go at a velocity exceeding ten miles an hour, or thereabouts, is extremely improbable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-tredgold/that-any-general-system-of-conveying-passengers-would-go-at-a/) [Thomas Tredgold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-tredgold/) [Conveying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conveying/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/thomas-tredgold-79831_conveying_that-any-general-system-of-conveying-pas_2214588.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-tredgold/#itemlist", "name": "Thomas Tredgold Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Tredgold" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-tredgold/engineering-is-the-art-of-directing-the-great-sources-of-power-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/thomas-tredgold-79831_art_engineering-is-the-art-of-directing-the_1102119.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/thomas-tredgold-79831_art_engineering-is-the-art-of-directing-the_1102119.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/thomas-tredgold-79831_art_engineering-is-the-art-of-directing-the_1102119.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man.” — Thomas Tredgold", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Civil Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of Power in Nature for the use and convenience of man; being that practical application of the most important principles of natural Philosophy which has in a considerable degree realized the anticipations of Bacon, and changed the aspect and state of affairs in the whole world. 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