John L. Savage
American Engineer
Died when: 88 years 3 days (1056 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
John Lucian Savage (December 25, 1879 – December 28, 1967) was an American civil engineer.Among the 60 major dams he supervised the designs for, he is best known for the Hoover Dam, Shasta Dam, Parker Dam and Grand Coulee Dam in the United States along with surveying for the future Three Gorges Dam in China.
He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the recipient of numerous awards including the John Fritz Medal.
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