The Greatest Engineers of all time

NEWS UPDATE: THE PITCH IS LIVE!!
http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/investment/top-trumps-the-greatest-engineers-of-all-time-636

Fantastic news. Just recently as a direct result of the information gathered here on our blog and on the structural engineering LinkedIn Groups that we frequent - we have forged a list of 60 engineers [mostly but not exclusively structural and civil engineers].

That's great, but what has that got to do with you?

Well, we have a proposition, and we think that you will like it.

If you have never heard of something called crowd funding before, then be prepared to be educated.

Crowd funding is a fairly recent phenomenon which has it's roots in the sphere of charitable organisations.

What happens is that a project that needs some investment to get it started is presented to the public to join in and make it happen by pledging a small donation to the cause.

If the project has enough people behind it, investing in it - then it happens. If the funding does not reach the intended level - the venture fails and the project is shelved [but not forgotten].

I have been collecting names of engineers from you all since November and individually sourced statistics from a small amount of you too [massive thank you!!]. We now have the basics of a Top Trumps ® stylised deck of playing cards which will include some of the greatest engineers of all time.

All we need now is a small amount of investment from everyone.

So far, we have been accepted to pitch our idea to you via Crowdfunder.co.uk. The pitch has been completed and all the boxes ticked, pretty soon though, the project will be available for you to view and comment upon [once the last set of approvals have been made by Crowdfunder].

We have now posted the link up for you all to view and contribute.  I will not spoil it by giving you every last detail here and now... but if we manage to make this happen, this could be an important stepping stone to making a larger future project happen, which will blow your socks off!


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