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Author : Joseph J. Hagwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015018864879
Author : John van der Zee
Publisher : Plunkett Lake Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
“John van der Zee has... mastered the technical details of [his] subject... [he has] used [his] talents as writer... to narrate not only the technical but also the human drama involved in bringing the concept of a great bridge to fruition. Engineering projects necessarily involve a large cast of characters, and van der Zee has portrayed his as deftly as a novelist might. The engineers in this book come alive as people, with all the faults and foibles associated with the human species. The story of the Golden Gate Bridge is principally the story of its chief engineer, Joseph Strauss, and he is both hero and villain of the piece... Strauss claimed he could build a bridge for under $25 million, and in 1921 produced an ungainly design that was priced at $17 million. The next lowest estimate was still four or five times as high... How Strauss’s ugly duckling evolved into the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge is a fascinating tale. It is complete with revelations about how Charles Ellis, a classics scholar and self-taught bridge engineer, really translated Strauss’s conceptual design into an engineering reality. The falling out between Strauss and Ellis, resulting in the latter being denied any official credit for his work on the bridge, was true tragedy... the history of the bridge itself... is a case study of personal and technological adventure bordering on hubris... John van der Zee has captured all of this in a fascinating book that shows that the best of cutting-edge engineering is much, much more than science and technology.” — Nature “John van der Zee tells the story of the [Golden Gate Bridge’s] creation, and while its realization was a complicated act of finance, politics and architecture, it was, above all, a masterpiece of engineering. Until The Gate... the authorship of its structural design was obscured by the practice — still common among many design firms — of attributing credit to the head of the firm responsible for the project... Joseph Strauss... But the book — organized like a whodunit — reveals that neither Strauss nor the famous New York engineers who worked as consultants really engineered the bridge... The book is not only a tribute to what the author calls ‘a democratic masterpiece.’ It also sets the record straight: it was Ellis who did it.“ — The New York Times “[A]n impressively researched, carefully crafted biography of the [Golden Gate] bridge and the ambitious men who built it. Two strong personalities dominate this tale: Michael O’Shaughnessy, City Engineer of S.F. who rebuilt the city after the earthquake of 1912 and who long dreamed of bridging the Golden Gate, and Joseph Strauss, the ambitious engineer who designed the standard form of drawbridge. In a propaganda struggle that lasted for more than a decade and which is presented in all its fascinating minutiae by van der Zee, the two slowly persuaded the city that a Golden Gate bridge was feasible mechanically and financially... van der Zee re-creates the grueling, Herculean task of construction... does a commendable job of vivifying the story of the bridge.” — Kirkus
Author : Kate Conley
Publisher : Core Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1641852542
The Golden Gate Bridge, spanning San Francisco Bay in California, has become an iconic symbol of the city of San Francisco. Engineering the Golden Gate Bridge discusses its designer, Joseph Strauss, examines how workers constructed the mammoth bridge, and explores the structure's lasting impact. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author : Harvey Schwartz
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295806204
Silver Award Winner, 2016 Nautilus Book Award in Young Adult (YA) Non-Fiction Moving beyond the familiar accounts of politics and the achievements of celebrity engineers and designers, Building the Golden Gate Bridge is the first book to primarily feature the voices of the workers themselves. This is the story of survivors who vividly recall the hardships, hazards, and victories of constructing the landmark span during the Great Depression. Labor historian Harvey Schwartz has compiled oral histories of nine workers who helped build the celebrated bridge. Their powerful recollections chronicle the technical details of construction, the grueling physical conditions they endured, the small pleasures they enjoyed, and the gruesome accidents some workers suffered. The result is an evocation of working-class life and culture in a bygone era. Most of the bridge builders were men of European descent, many of them the sons of immigrants. Schwartz also interviewed women: two nurses who cared for the injured and tolerated their antics, the wife of one 1930s builder, and an African American ironworker who toiled on the bridge in later years. These powerful stories are accompanied by stunning photographs of the bridge under construction. An homage to both the American worker and the quintessential San Francisco landmark, Building the Golden Gate Bridge expands our understanding of Depression-era labor and California history and makes a unique contribution to the literature of this iconic span.
Author : Rebecca Stanborough
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781496650832
This title explores and explains how the Golden Gate Bridge was built. The bridge's construction is described in terms of the engineering process. The book explores why the bridge was built and describes the design stages and technologies used during construction. The book also describes the challenges builders faced while building the bridge.
Author : Joseph Jeremiah Hagwood (Jr.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112105160235
Author : Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030469626
Author : Jeffrey Zuehlke
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822594079
Describes the Golden Gate Bridge that connects Marin County to the city of San Francisco, including information about its history, design, and construction.
Author : Kevin Starr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781596915343
A passionate chronicle of the Golden Gate Bridge's construction by a National Humanities Medal-winning historian reveals influences from culture and nature that shaped its development while offering insight into its role as a national symbol of American engineering and innovation.
Author : B. A. Hoena
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781491403983
"Explores various perspectives on the process of building the Golden Gate Bridge. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--
Author : Arnold Ringstad
Publisher : Momentum
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
ISBN : 1503816400
Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Author : Henry Petroski
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0674463684
Petroski delves deep into the mystery of invention, to explore what everyday artifacts and sophisticated networks can reveal about the way engineers solve problems.
Author : Henry Petroski
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996-10-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0679760210
Petroski reveals the science and engineering--not to mention the politics, egotism, and sheer magic--behind America's great bridges, particularly those constructed during the great bridge-building era starting in the 1870s and continuing through the 1930s. It is the story of the men and women who built the St. Louis, the George Washington, and the Golden Gate bridges, drawing not only on their mastery of numbers but on their gifts for persuasion and self-promotion. It is an account of triumphs and ignominious disasters (including the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which literally twisted itself apart in a high wind). And throughout this grandly engaging book, Petroski lets us see how bridges became the "symbols and souls" of our civilization, as well as testaments to their builders' vision, ingenuity, and perseverance. "Seamlessly linked...With astonishing scope and generosity of view, Mr. Petroski places the tradition of American bridge-building in perspective."--New York Times Book Review
Author : B. V. Koen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Methods engineering
ISBN : UCAL:B4128041
In an effort to more clearly define the engineering method, this document attempts to draw distinctions between engineering and science. Part I, "Some Thoughts on Engineering," discusses strategies that engineers employ to solve problems, and the characteristics of the types of engineering problems. Part II, "The Principal Rule of the Engineering Method," gives a definition of the engineering method and provides examples which: (1) compare individual engineers; (2) establish a rule for judging the performance of an engineer; (3) compare the technological developments of various nations; (4) analyze several pedagogical strategies of engineering education; and (5) define the relationship between the engineer and society. Part III, "Some Heuristics Used by the Engineering Method," includes some simple rules of thumb, factors about safety, heuristics that affect the engineer's attitude toward his/her work, heuristics that engineers use to keep risk within acceptable bounds, and factors dealing with resource allocation. (TW)
Author : Louise Dyble
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0812241479
Drawing on previously unavailable archives, Paying the Toll describes the high-stakes struggles for control of the Golden Gate Bridge, and offers a rare inside look at the powerful and secretive agency that built a regional transportation empire with its toll revenue.