Thomas Charles John Bain
South African engineer (1830-1893) · South Africa · Scientists · Died at 63
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Something wrong?Thomas Charles John Bain was a South African road engineer. Bain was responsible for the planning and construction of more than 900 km of roads and mountain passes, many of them still in use today, over a career spanning from 1848 until 1888.
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Thomas Charles John Bain was a South African road engineer. Bain was responsible for the planning and construction of more than 900 km of roads and mountain passes, many of them still in use today, over a career spanning from 1848 until 1888. These passes through the mountain ranges between the thin coastal plain and the interior of the former Cape Colony in South Africa, played a major role in opening up the vast hinterland of South Africa.
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