Which engineer designed the major sewer system in response to the Great Stink?

Which engineer designed the major sewer system in response to the Great Stink?

• A. Joseph Bazalgette
• B. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
• C. James Frazer
• D. George Stephenson

Answer: (A)

The main idea is how a city tackled a public health crisis through engineering. The major sewer system in response to the Great Stink was designed by Joseph Bazalgette. As chief engineer for London's Metropolitan Board of Works, he planned and oversaw a city-wide network of intercepting sewers that gathered waste from across central London and carried it away in large downstream trunk sewers to be discharged into the Thames away from the city. The system relied on gravity to move sewage, and its construction also spurred the creation of the embankments that helped house the new sewers. This transformation reduced the stench and pollution that had paralyzed the capital, addressing the immediate crisis and laying the groundwork for healthier urban living. The other engineers are known for different projects: Brunel for railways and bridges, Frazer for anthropology, and Stephenson for early railways, not sewer design.

The main idea is how a city tackled a public health crisis through engineering. The major sewer system in response to the Great Stink was designed by Joseph Bazalgette. As chief engineer for London's Metropolitan Board of Works, he planned and oversaw a city-wide network of intercepting sewers that gathered waste from across central London and carried it away in large downstream trunk sewers to be discharged into the Thames away from the city. The system relied on gravity to move sewage, and its construction also spurred the creation of the embankments that helped house the new sewers. This transformation reduced the stench and pollution that had paralyzed the capital, addressing the immediate crisis and laying the groundwork for healthier urban living. The other engineers are known for different projects: Brunel for railways and bridges, Frazer for anthropology, and Stephenson for early railways, not sewer design.