William Brown (bridge designer), Date of Birth, Date of Death

William Brown (bridge designer)

bridge designer, born 1928

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1928

Date of Death: 16-Mar-2005

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

William Christopher Brown OBE (16 September 1928 – 16 March 2005) was a structural engineer and bridge designer who specialised in suspension bridges.
He is credited with the idea of designing bridge decks with an aerofoil-shaped cross section (in effect an upside-down wing) for stability in a wide variety of wind conditions. He was educated at Monmouth School, University College, Southampton and Imperial College London.He was one of the principal designers at Freeman Fox & Partners (now Hyder Consulting) from 1956 to 1985. In 1987 he set up the Brown Beech & Associates.