Ralph Dodd

Ralph Dodd

Ralph Dodd was a late 18th century engineer primarily known for his attempt, and ultimate failure to produce a tunnel underneath the Thames. [cite book |last=Skempton |first=A.W. |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jeOMfpYMOtYC&pg=PA184&lpg=PA184&dq=ralph+dodd&source=web&ots=aAgCTU_eah&sig=Pjad5F7tvVcReZ4QTMSagP-_xgA A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland |accessdate=2008-01-05 |year=2002 |publisher=Thomas Telford |isbn=072772939X |pages=pp. 184-186]

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