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Callcott Reilly
Callcott
Reilly
was a British
civil
and
construction engineer
. He is
noted
for his
work
on
uniform stress
, as illustrated by
reference
to
bridge building
, for which the
Institution of Civil Engineers
awarded
him the
Telford Medal
in
1865
. He played a
prominent
role in promoting the
professional education
of engineers and in 1871 became the first
Professor
of
Engineering Construction
at the newly formed
Royal Indian Engineering College
located at
Coopers Hill
near
Englefield Green
.