The Engineers
Razia Iqbal meets three of the world's greatest engineers for a special event at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Razia Iqbal meets three of the world's greatest engineers for a special event at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, held in collaboration with the Royal Commission of 1851. The record-breaking engineers are Bill Baker, the chief engineer of the Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest skyscraper; Michel Virlogeux, the chief engineer of the Millau Viaduct - the world's tallest bridge; Ilya Espino de Marotta, the chief engineer of one of the biggest engineering projects on the planet - the expansion of the Panama Canal.
(Photo: L-R, Razia Iqbal, Michel Virlogeux, Ilya Espino de Marotta, and Bill Baker)
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- Sat 18 Jun 2016 18:06GMT麻豆社 World Service except News Internet
- Sun 19 Jun 2016 11:06GMT麻豆社 World Service except News Internet
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