History of Civil Engineering

"...the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man, as the means of production and of traffic in states, both for external and internal trade, as applied in the construction of roads, bridges, aqueducts, canals, river navigation and docks for internal intercourse and exchange, and in the construction of ports, harbours, moles, breakwaters and lighthouses, and in the art of navigation by artificial power for the purposes of commerce, and in the construction and application of machinery, and in the drainage of cities and towns.

"Institution of Civil Engineers' original charter, 1828

This original charter instituted by the Institution of Civil Engineers is the foundation of the duty of Civil Engineers. Civil Engineering is the oldest form of engineering to date. Civil Engineers built the pyramids and the Great Wall. The wonders were all created on paper before constructed to scale. Some of these structures were built it assist people like the Roman aqueducts and others for show like the Eiffel Tower. Whether these marvels were built for the intention to help people or to be just an attraction, they do depict and show the history of Civil Engineering came to be. They are Civil Engineering's past, present and future.