John Loudon McAdam
✓ Source-basedfallingScottish engineer and road-builder (1756-1836)
ScientistsLived 1756 to 1836 · aged 80
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John Loudon McAdam was a Scottish civil engineer and road-builder. He invented a new process, "macadamisation", for building roads with a smooth hard surface, using controlled materials of mixed particle size and predetermined structure, that would be more durable and less muddy than soil-based tracks.
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About this person
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1756 to 1836 · aged 80
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