American engineer.
Biographical Information
| Name: | Washington Roebling |
|---|---|
| Full name: | Washington Augustus Roebling |
| Born on | 26 May 1837 in Saxonburg, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA, North America |
| Deceased on | 21 July 1926 in New York, New York, USA, North America |
| Husband of | Emily Warrren Roebling |
| Son of | John A. Roebling |
| Place(s) of activity: | |
| Education: | Studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy (New York) |
| 1869 | Studies pneumatic caissons in Britain, France and Germany; |
| 1872 | Caisson disease paralyzes Roebling who can no longer personally oversee construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
chief engineer
- Brooklyn Bridge - John A. Roebling's Sons Company
Bibliography
- (1873): Pneumatic tower foundations of the East River suspension bridge. Averell & Peckett, printers,, New York (USA), pp. 92.
- (1872): Report of the Chief Engineer of East River bridge.
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (1950): The Builders of the Bridge. The Story of John Roebling and His Son. 2nd edition, Harcourt, Brace and Co., New York (USA).
- (1982): The Great Bridge. The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, New York (USA), pp. 636.
- (2006): The Roeblings and the Stayed Suspension Bridge. Its Development and Propagation in Nineteenth-Century United States. Presented at: Second International Congress on Construction History, Queens' College, Cambridge University; 29/03-02/04/2006, pp. 441-460.
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