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Year 1 – 1861: Lives of the Engineers by Samuel Smiles

Posted on January 7, 2011 by bananamonkey

Published: London, 1861 4 volumes What better way to begin a journey through the library collections at MIT than with Samuel Smiles’ Lives of the Engineers? Smiles himself had no background in engineering; he trained as a physician, and retained … Continue reading →

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