Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

Read and listen as much as you want
Over 950 000 titles
Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
Easy to cancel anytime

Try now

Try now

Records of a Family of Engineers: An Extraordinary Biographical Account by One of the World's Most Famous Lighthouse Builders

Name: Records of a Family of Engineers: An Extraordinary Biographical Account by One of the World's Most Famous Lighthouse Builders
Rating: 0 (0 reviews)
ISBN: 4064066058319

By
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher
- e-artnow

Try now

Language: English
Format
Category: Non-Fiction

"Records of a Family of Engineers" is a story of the Robert Louis Stevenson's family and their accomplishments in the area of lighthouse engineering, focused on the author's grandfather Robert Stevenson (1772-1850), who was a Scottish civil engineer and famed designer and builder of lighthouses. The author traces the history and the name of the Stevenson family from the thirteenth century onwards, and discusses his ancestors through to Robert Stevenson. In the second and the third chapter, Robert Louis Stevenson thoroughly describes his grandfather's involvement with the Northern Lighthouse Board, where Robert Stevenson served as engineer for nearly fifty years, until 1842, during which time he designed and oversaw the construction and later improvement of numerous lighthouses, including the Bell Rock Lighthouse, which is one of his most famous works.

Release date

Ebook: 15 May 2020