Carl Abraham Pihl is remembered in technology for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Carl Abraham Pihl as Norwegian civil engineer (1825–1897).
Carl Abraham Pihl was born at Stavanger in 1825. His recorded nationality is Norway. He was educated at Chalmers University of Technology.
The nineteenth century professionalised nearly everything: salaried posts, formal training, and audiences large enough to sustain a career.
Carl Abraham Pihl is described as engineer, civil engineer and railway engineer.
His affiliations include Norges Statsbaner.
The engineer's achievement usually disappears into infrastructure, which is the point.
Formal recognition came in the shape of the Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav.
Working from Norway shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Death came in 1897, at 72. By then the contribution had passed into the settled record.
Achievements
- Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav
- Affiliated with Norges Statsbaner
- Educated at Chalmers University of Technology
- Worked as engineer, civil engineer and railway engineer
