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John Roebling

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Noun1.John Roebling - United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)John Roebling - United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)


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In the mid-19th century, ambitious engineer John Roebling dreamed of building a suspension bridge that would unite two parts of New York, then the fastest growing city in the world.
First there was John Roebling, the engineer who dreamed of it, convinced the doubters that it was possible, but died before it could be started.
John Roebling established the suspension method as the preferred way of spanning long distances and greatly enhanced the worldwide reputation of American civil engineering.
 
 
 
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