"It is, of course, necessary to become well grounded in mathematics, mechanics, and chemistry, which are now so necessary for all well-educated engineers. The better your knowledge of these, the more you will use your knowledge - I might almost say without your knowing it. Pay particular attention to geometry of all kinds, to the geometry of three dimensions and geometrical mechanics. It will assist you in designing, and in mental calculations, to which I would advise you to before habituated."
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Alexander McDonnell (engineer)
Alexander McDonnell (18 December 1829 – 14 December 1904) was an Irish locomotive and civil engineer. A mathematics graduate from in 1851, he brought order and standardisation to the workshops and locomotive designs of the of Ireland. He served as president of the (ICEI) from 1875 to 1877.
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