The Suez Canal Revisited Ferdinand de Lesseps
The Genesis and Nurturing of Macroengineering Projects for the Next Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11936628 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Paul Calon (California Maritime Academy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 219-230 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-0188 • E-ISSN: 1743-2790 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/isr.1994.19.3.219 |
| OpenAlex | W2063712866 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In commemoration of the centenary of Ferdinand de Lesseps' death on 7 December 1894, an expanded version of the 1993 MIT BruneI Lecture delivered by Jean-Paul Calon is here reproduced. The benefits that humanity has derived from innovative large scale projects such as the Suez Canal – the product of Lesseps' imagination and perseverance – are affirmed and the technological progress born out of this massive constructional effort is reviewed. Finally, a plea is made for a more visionary and enlightened outlook among contemporary engineers in the light of several macroengineering projects that are ripe for development and exploitation
Art history · Business · Cartography · Economics · Environmental ethics · Geography · Humanity · Management · Plea · Political science · Product (mathematics · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Suez canal · History · Law · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Philosophy · Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis · Water Systems and Optimization
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 1996 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |