A. M. Hamilton was a civil engineer. After being born in 1898 in New Zealand, an early interest in all things scientific would endure throughout his life. After having graduated from university with a Bachelor of Engineering, Hamilton worked on several projects in New Zealand. In 1926, he joined the British Admiralty team involved in designing the new Singapore Naval Base. In 1927 he became engineer in charge of Diwaniyeh in Iraq and later transferred to Kurdistan, where he would spend the next four years of his life. He died in 1972 aged 74.

…a book which conquers the reader by its freshness, warm sympathy to men and a keen gift for observation.

A. M. Hamilton was a civil engineer. After being born in 1898 in New Zealand, an early interest in all things scientific would endure throughout his life. After having graduated from university with a Bachelor of Engineering, Hamilton worked on several projects in New Zealand. In 1926, he joined the British Admiralty team involved in designing the new Singapore Naval Base. In 1927 he became engineer in charge of Diwaniyeh in Iraq and later transferred to Kurdistan, where he would spend the next four years of his life. He died in 1972 aged 74.

…a book which conquers the reader by its freshness, warm sympathy to men and a keen gift for observation.

A. M. Hamilton was a civil engineer. After being born in 1898 in New Zealand, an early interest in all things scientific would endure throughout his life. After having graduated from university with a Bachelor of Engineering, Hamilton worked on several projects in New Zealand. In 1926, he joined the British Admiralty team involved in designing the new Singapore Naval Base. In 1927 he became engineer in charge of Diwaniyeh in Iraq and later transferred to Kurdistan, where he would spend the next four years of his life. He died in 1972 aged 74.

…a book which conquers the reader by its freshness, warm sympathy to men and a keen gift for observation.