CIVIL ENGINEERING MILESTONES
Invention of machinery (c. 1800)
Structural materials (iron, concrete, steel) (1800s)
Portland cement and concrete (1824).
The flush toilet (c. 1870).
Large-scale hydropower (c. 1880).
Harnessing of atomic power (1945).
The digital computer (1950).
The environmental revolution (1970).
The world wide web (1994).