John Loudon McAdam

'''John McAdam''' John Loudon McAdam (23 September 1756 – 26 November 1836) was a Scottish civil engineer and road-builder. He invented a new process, "macadamisation", for building roads with a smooth hard surface, using controlled materials of mixed particle size and predetermined structure, that would be more durable and less muddy than soil-based tracks.

Modern road construction still reflects McAdam's influence. Of subsequent improvements, the most significant was the introduction of tar (originally coal tar) to bind the road surface's stones together, "tarmac" (for Tar Macadam.) Provided by Wikipedia
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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations, deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads and defending the road funds from misapplication /

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations, deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvements in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending the road funds from misapplication /

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending the road funds from misapplication /

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    Observations on the highways of the kingdom : in a report to the House of Commons /

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    Observations on the management of trusts for the care of turnpike roads ... : and upon the nature and effect of the present road law of this kingdom ... /

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    Memorial on the subject of turnpike roads /

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations, deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending the road funds from misapplication /

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    Observations on the highways of the kingdom : in a report to the House of Commons /

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending the road funds from misapplication /

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations, deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending the road funds from misapplication /

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations, deduced from practices and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending the road funds from misapplication /

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads ... /

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    Observations on the management of trusts for the care of turnpike roads ... : and upon the nature and effect of the present road law of this kingdom ... /

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations, deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending the road funds from misapplication /

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads ... /

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    Memorial on the subject of turnpike roads /

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations, deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvements in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending the road funds from misapplication /

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    Observations on the management of trusts for the care of turnpike roads, as regards the repair of the road, the expenditure of the revenue, and the appointment and quality of executive officers. And upon the nature and effect of the present road law of this kingdom, illustrated by examples from a practical experience of nine years

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations, deduced from practice and experience,

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    Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending the road funds from misapplication /

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