Macadamizing

Japanese: Macadamizing
Macadamizing

…English road engineer who invented the road paving method known as Macadamizing. Born in Eyre, Scotland, to a landowner, he traveled to America in 1770, where he acquired wealth and returned to the United States in 1783.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Macadamizing" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…マカダム工法Macadamizingと呼ばれている道路舗装法を創案したイギリスの道路技術者。スコットランドのエールに地主の子として生まれ,1770年にアメリカに渡り,富を得て83年に帰国した。…

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