George Parker Bidder (engineer)

For his son, the British barrister, see George Parker Bidder Jr. For his grandson, the marine biologist, see George Parker Bidder (marine biologist).

George Parker Bidder
George Parker Bidder, drawn in the Illustrated London News of March 1856
Born13 June 1806
Moretonhampstead, Devon
Died20 September 1878(1878-09-20) (aged 72)
Dartmouth, Devon
NationalityEnglish
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
Disciplinecivil engineer
InstitutionsInstitution of Civil Engineers (president)
Practice nameElectric Telegraph Company
Significant designRoyal Victoria Dock
George Parker Bidder as a "calculating boy"

George Parker Bidder (13 June 1806 – 20 September 1878) was an English engineer and calculating prodigy.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Clark, E.F. (1983). George Parker Bidder. Bedford, UK: Knotting Services Ltd. ISBN 9780950854304.
  2. ^ W. W. Rouse Ball (1960) Calculating Prodigies, in Mathematical Recreations and Essays, Macmillan, New York, chapter 13.
  3. ^ Pole, W.P. (1891). "Mental Calculation. A Reminiscence of the late Mr. G. P. Bidder, Past-President". Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 103 (1891). The Institution of Civil Engineers: 250–256. doi:10.1680/imotp.1891.20559.