Biographical Information
| Name: | Anton Tedesko |
|---|---|
| Born on | 25 May 1903 |
| Deceased on | 2 April 1994 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA, North America |
| Place(s) of activity: | |
| About the family | Grows up in Graz and Vienna (Austria) |
| 1926 | Diploma in civil engineering from the Technical University of Vienna |
| 1927 - 1929 | Spends two and a half years in the United States. |
| 1930 - 1932 | Works for Dyckerhoff & Widmann where he collaborates with Franz Dischinger and Ulrich Finsterwalder |
| 1932 | Is sent to Chicago to promote thin concrete shells in collaboration with Roberts & Schaefer |
| 1934 - 1967 | Employed by Roberts & Schaefer |
| 1966 | Civil Engineering Achievement Award (by ASCE) |
| 1967 | Elected to the National Academy of Engineering |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
designer
engineer
Bibliography
- (1961): Multiple Ribless Shells. In: Journal of the Structural Division (ASCE), v. 87, n. 7 (October 1961), pp. 107-124.
- (1966): Base for U.S.A. manned spaced rockets. In: IABSE Publications, v. 26 ( 1966).
- (1982): The Engineer's Personality and the Influence It Has on His Work – A Historical Perspective. In: Concrete International, n. 4 (February 1982), pp. 20-26.
Relevant Publications
- (1993): Anton Tedesko. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 88, n. 5 (May 1993), pp. 137-146.
- (1999): Anton Tedesko. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 94 ( 1999), pp. 108-118.
- (2004): Anton Tedesko (1903–1994). In: Structural Engineering International, v. 14, n. 4 (November 2004), pp. 324-326.
- (1994): Anton Tedesko and the early history of concrete shells. In: Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, v. 35, n. 3 (December 1994), pp. 139-154.
- (2004): Anton Tedesko and the Introduction of Thin Shell Concrete Roofs in the United States. In: Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), v. 130, n. 11 (November 2004), pp. 1639-1650.
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