Author : Dani Sneed
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 146440206X
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Man Who Invented the Ferris Wheel by : Dani Sneed
Download or read book The Man Who Invented the Ferris Wheel written by Dani Sneed and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. was an American engineer. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, where he was a member of the Rensselaer Society of Engineers, in the class of 1881 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was made a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Hall of Fame in 1998. He is most famous for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.