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I was a French engineer. I designed the structure for New York’s Statue of Liberty. I designed the locks for the first Panama Canal, which subsequently embroiled me in controversy. Later in my life I conducted pioneering research into aerodynamics and the use of wind tunnels. My most famous construction was built to commemorate the…
Byzantine historian and chronicler of the wars of conquest under the acclaimed General Belisarius during the reign of the Roman Emperor Justinian. As official historian he glorified Justinian’s achievements – such as the reoccupation of the Italian peninsula – and also was his trusted legal adviser. More at: History
