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ASCE publishes high quality, authoritative books that represent the best thinking in civil engineering research and practice. Prior to publication each title is exhaustively peer-reviewed by groups of subject matter experperts. Their list includes more than 1,500 Standards, Manuals of Practice, Committee Reports, Proceedings, and ASCE Press titles. For further information visit ASCE Bookstore.
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Circles In The Sky: The Life And Times of George Ferris by Richard G. Weingardt, P.E. published by ASCE Press in 2009. This fully illustrated title serves as a case study for the “nature vc nurture” debate that has long permeated the natural and social sciences. The author talks about two forces that shaped George Ferris; he explains Ferris’s accomplishments, including his work as an engineer building bridges and other structures, and his success as a businessman. This book This book is the first full-length biography of George Ferris, civil engineer, a pioneer for his development of structural steel in bridge building, and an inventor. Circles In The Sky contains detailed information about his life, life of the man responsible for designing and building the Ferris Wheel. Also this is the story of one of the nation’s oldest and most fascinating families, the Ferris clan.
Richard G. Weingardt, P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, is an author, speaker, and a practicing structural engineer with almost 50 years of experience.
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http://www.pubs.asce.org/
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Introducing selected titles:
Circles In The Sky: The Life And Times of George Ferris by Richard G. Weingardt, P.E. published by ASCE Press in 2009. This fully illustrated title serves as a case study for the “nature vc nurture” debate that has long permeated the natural and social sciences. The author talks about two forces that shaped George Ferris; he explains Ferris’s accomplishments, including his work as an engineer building bridges and other structures, and his success as a businessman. This book This book is the first full-length biography of George Ferris, civil engineer, a pioneer for his development of structural steel in bridge building, and an inventor. Circles In The Sky contains detailed information about his life, life of the man responsible for designing and building the Ferris Wheel. Also this is the story of one of the nation’s oldest and most fascinating families, the Ferris clan. Richard G. Weingardt, P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, is an author, speaker, and a practicing structural engineer with almost 50 years of experience.
References:
http://www.pubs.asce.org/
Category
Articles
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