David Billington
(1 Jun 1927 - )

American engineer and author whose numerous books include those on construction and design, as well as profiles of major structural engineers (such as Robert Maillart).

Science Quotes by David Billington (1)

Engineering or Technology is the making of things that did not previously exist, whereas science is the discovering of things that have long existed.
— David Billington
The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering (1983), 9.
See also:  |  Discovery (166)  |  Engineering (35)  |  Science (444)  |  Science And Engineering (7)  |  Techonology (3)


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