Karl Terzaghi is considered the father of modern Soil Mechanics
As many of you may know, Karl Terzaghi is considered the father of modern Soil Mechanics. During his long career, he worked in virtually every field associated with this science, from its theoretical development, to practical applications associated with foundations of historic buildings, earth dams and excavations.
Here is a recording of his last Engineering Geology lecture, offered at Harvard University, and distributed by geoengineer.org. I hope you enjoy it.