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The Pont du Gard, a three-tiered ancient Roman aqueduct with large stone arches, spans a river near Nimes, France, surrounded by trees and rocky banks.

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Roman aqueduct, Segovia, Spain.

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Aerial view of the Los Angeles Aqueduct winding through dry, hilly terrain with mountains in the background.

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William Mulholland

William Mulholland

American civil engineer

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Appius Claudius Caecus

Roman statesman

Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford

Scottish engineer

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Montgomery C. Meigs

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James Watt as a young man, c1769. Scottish engineer and instrument maker. Invented the modern steam engine which became the main source of power in Britain's textile mills. His engine had a separate condenser in which steam from the cylinder; (see notes)

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