ASCE 9780784410103 2009
$20.58
Circles in the Sky
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| ASCE | 2009 | 183 |
Richard Weingardt chronicles the life of George Ferris, the civil engineer and inventory responsible for creating, designing, and building the Ferris Wheel.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 8 | Contents |
| 10 | List of Illustrations |
| 12 | Foreword |
| 16 | Preface |
| 20 | Acknowledgments |
| 22 | CHAPTER ONE: Legendary He Was |
| 32 | CHAPTER TWO: Westward to the Colonies |
| 42 | CHAPTER THREE: Taming the Prairie |
| 53 | CHAPTER FOUR: Carson Valley to Troy |
| 68 | CHAPTER FIVE: Founding of a Firm |
| 79 | CHAPTER SIX: Building Big Bridges |
| 91 | CHAPTER SEVEN: Piercing Challenge |
| 107 | CHAPTER EIGHT: Incredible Wheel |
| 123 | CHAPTER NINE: Lawsuits and Ruin |
| 135 | CHAPTER TEN: Aftermath—Epilogue |
| 150 | APPENDIX A: Chronology |
| 152 | APPENDIX B: George Ferris Family Tree |
| 154 | APPENDIX C: Details of the Ferris Wheel |
| 160 | APPENDIX D: Conclusions Section of Ferris’s RPI Thesis |
| 162 | References |
| 166 | Other Research Sources |
| 174 | Index A B |
| 175 | C D E F |
| 176 | G |
| 177 | H I J K L M |
| 178 | N O P |
| 179 | Q R S T |
| 180 | U V W Y |
| 182 | About the Author |
