define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); German to English https://www.ger2eng.com Quality Engineering Language Services Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:16:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.12 https://www.ger2eng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/G2E_logo2-150x150.png German to English https://www.ger2eng.com 32 32 End of an era… https://www.ger2eng.com/en/retired/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:07:12 +0000 https://www.ger2eng.com/?p=703

I started work as a 16-year-old office junior with Kennedy & Donkin Consulting Engineers. That was in 1974. So, after 50 years at work, I’ve decided to call it a day and retire. From now on I shall be concentrating exclusively on my music projects: Phil Thrift – The Music Side

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It’s far too late now, I know. But no one can say I didn’t try to warn the Brits – in the form of a song: Brexit L-O-V-E

(Discover more music by Phil Thrift on SoundCloud.)

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I think this is the 60th book I’ve worked on as translator or co-translator since the first one in 1996! Apart from descriptions of 20 projects on which German civil and structural engineers have worked, there is also a brief discussion of what we understand by the “art of engineering” and brief profiles of some famous German engineers. Go to https://www.ernst-und-sohn.de/en/ingenieurbaukunst-engineering-made-in-germany for more information and to order your copy.

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That’s how Bill Addis, a top international specialist in this subject, described The History of the Theory of Structures, 2nd ed., in his review of the book. Wow! Thanks for that, Mr. Addis! Written by a top expert in this field, Dr. Dr. Karl-Eugen Kurrer, this is the fascinating story of the theory behind how buildings, bridges, etc. stand up, and of the people behind those theories. Go to https://www.ernst-und-sohn.de/en/the-history-of-the-theory-of-structures for more information and to order your copy!

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Transporter Bridge, Marseille

I found this photo of this stunning structure in my father-in-law's estate. It was taken by his father in about 1928 and shows the transporter bridge in Marseilles. The bridge was built in 1905, but fell into disuse in the 1930s and was destroyed in 1944.

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...and practically all my own work! No doubt there will be some tweaking in the coming weeks, but it's out there in the online world.

]]> World at my feet! https://www.ger2eng.com/en/world-at-my-feet/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:41:03 +0000 http://wp.ger2eng.com/?p=195

…well, Blackpool anyway. Scary feeling on the glass floor of Blackpool Tower watching the traffic pass below!

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