Engineering America : the life and times of John A. Roebling /

"John Roebling was one of the nineteenth century's most brilliant engineers, ingenious inventors, successful manufacturers, and fascinating personalities. Raised in a German backwater amid the war-torn chaos of the Napoleonic Wars, he immigrated to the US in 1831, where he became wealthy a...

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Main Author:	Haw, Richard, 1968- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Roebling, John Augustus, > 1806-1869. Roebling, John Augustus, > 1806-1869 Civil engineers > United States > Biography. Civil engineers > Germany > Biography. Suspension bridges > United States > History > 19th century. Railroad bridges > United States > History > 19th century. German Americans > Biography. Immigrants > United States > Biography. Mühlhausen (Thuringia, Germany) > Biography. Ingénieurs civils > États-Unis > Biographies. Ingénieurs civils > Allemagne > Biographies. Ponts suspendus > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. Ponts-rails > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. Américains d'origine allemande > Biographies. Science & Technology. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Civil War Period (1850-1877) United States. Americas (North. History. SCIENCE. Civil engineers German Americans Immigrants Railroad bridges Suspension bridges Germany Germany > Mühlhausen (Thuringia) United States 1800-1899 Electronic books. collective biographies. Biographies History Biographies.
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by Haw, Richard, 1968-
Published 2020

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