Surprisingly, perhaps, I share this enthusiasm.
In the late 1800s, the Brooklyn Bridge was built with no power tools, no heavy machinery, and only a basic, evolving understanding of how to make steel. It’s not these facts, but the stories surrounding the facts that inspire me when I take a good, long stare at a suspension bridge. But first…
posted by Lee at 10:31 AM
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Engineer's Witness by Ralph Greenhill (no known relation) is a great book describing 19th century engineering concepts. It includes a photo of men digging at the bottom of a Caisson.
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