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Baker, Benjamin (1840–1907)


Benjamin Baker
British civil engineer. Baker was the principal designer of the Forth railway bridge in Scotland, completed in 1890, which at 518 meters (1,700 ft) had the longest span in the world until 1918. He was also responsible for the construction of much of London's underground railways and the first Aswan dam.


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