Suspension Bridges: The Battle of the Cable.

After learning the science behind suspension bridges, begin your two-episode look at these structural marvels. Here, relive the Battle of the Cable, in which 19th-century engineers struggled over whether to build suspension cables from iron chains (as in England's Menai Strait Bridge) or steel...

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Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
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Language Notes:In English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
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Summary:After learning the science behind suspension bridges, begin your two-episode look at these structural marvels. Here, relive the Battle of the Cable, in which 19th-century engineers struggled over whether to build suspension cables from iron chains (as in England's Menai Strait Bridge) or steel wire (as in the Brooklyn Bridge).
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