Sir Donald Coleman Bailey (15 September1901 – 5 May1985) was a Britishcivil engineer who invented the Bailey bridge. September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. ... Bailey bridge over the Coppename river at Witagron, Suriname. ...
Bailey was a civil servant in the War Office when he designed his bridge. Another engineer, A.M. Hamilton, successfully demonstrated that the Bailey bridge breached a patent on the Hamilton-Callender bridge, though the Bailey bridge was generally regarded as being superior. Bailey was knighted in 1946 for his bridge design. He died in Bournemouth in 1985. Old War Office Building, Whitehall, London - the former location of the War Office The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence. ... Archibald Milne Hamilton (? - 1972) was a New Zealand-born engineer, notable for building the Hamilton Road through Kurdistan and designing the Hamilton-Callender bridge system. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or substance (known as an invention) which is new, inventive and useful. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Bournemouth is a seaside resort in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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