Engineering The Golden Gate Bridge
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The Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : Rebecca Stanborough
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2016-02-11
The Golden Gate Bridge written by Rebecca Stanborough and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-11 with Bridges categories.
"Explains the history behind and the process of building the Golden Gate Bridge"--
The Gate The True Story Of The Design And Construction Of The Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : John van der Zee
language : en
Publisher: Plunkett Lake Press
Release Date : 2024-03-30
The Gate The True Story Of The Design And Construction Of The Golden Gate Bridge written by John van der Zee and has been published by Plunkett Lake Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-30 with Technology & Engineering categories.
“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
Engineering The Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : Kate Conley
language : en
Publisher: Core Library
Release Date : 2018-09
Engineering The Golden Gate Bridge written by Kate Conley and has been published by Core Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
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.
Building The Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : B. A. Hoena
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Building The Golden Gate Bridge written by B. A. Hoena and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Explores various perspectives on the process of building the Golden Gate Bridge. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--
The Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
The Golden Gate Bridge written by Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Bridges categories.
The Golden Gate Bridge At San Francisco California
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Author : Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
The Golden Gate Bridge At San Francisco California written by Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.) categories.
Building The Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : Alicia Z. Klepeis
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2017-12-15
Building The Golden Gate Bridge written by Alicia Z. Klepeis and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
There were people who said that a bridge across the Golden Gate Straight could not be done. The bridge would need to be more than one mile (1.6 kilometers) long and be built over rushing waters. Readers will learn about how the difficulties presented by the geography of the Bay Area were overcome and the then longest suspension bridge in the United States was finished in just four years.
Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : C. H. Gronquist
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Golden Gate Bridge written by C. H. Gronquist and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Bridges categories.
The Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-01-24
The Golden Gate Bridge written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-24 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the bridge's construction written by workers and the chief engineer *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "To this Gate I give the name of 'Chrysopylae, ' or Golden Gate, for the same reason that the harbor of Byzantium was called 'Chrysoceras, ' or Golden Horn." - Captain John C. Fremont, 1846 "[A] perpetual monument that will make this city's name ring around the world and renew the magical fame which the Golden Gate enjoyed in the days of '49." - S.F. Examiner editorial, March 24, 1925 San Francisco has countless landmarks and tourist spots, but few are associated with the city as the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the modern world's engineering marvels. The giant suspension bridge spans the San Francisco Bay, with a length of over 1.5 miles, a height of nearly 750 feet, and a width of around 100 feet. While it is a beautiful and instantly recognizable landmark, the Golden Gate Bridge was also a very practical one born of necessity. After the California Gold Rush helped turn San Francisco into a destination site, connecting people on both sides of the beautiful Golden Gate Strait became vitally important. There was a consistent ferry service in the area, but the advent of automobiles made a bridge even more imperative. At the same time, no one in the world had ever successfully built a bridge as long as this one would be, and indeed, no one else would for another three decades after the Golden Gate Bridge opened. Given its size, it should come as little surprise that the Golden Gate Bridge was one of the most ambitious and expensive projects of its age. Indeed, it would take nearly 20 years from the time the bridge was proposed to its grand opening, and it cost hundreds of millions of dollars (the equivalent of several billion today). When it finally opened in 1937, Joseph Strauss, the man most responsible for the bridge, remarked, "This bridge needs neither praise, eulogy nor encomium. It speaks for itself. We who have labored long are grateful. What Nature rent asunder long ago, man has joined today." The Golden Gate Bridge: The History of San Francisco's Most Famous Bridge chronicles the story of how one of America's most famous bridges was built. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Golden Gate Bridge like never before, in no time at all.
Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : Nikole Brooks Bethea
language : en
Publisher: Pogo
Release Date : 2017-06-15
Golden Gate Bridge written by Nikole Brooks Bethea and has been published by Pogo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In Golden Gate Bridge, early fluent readers explore the mechanics behind this steel engineering marvel. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about this iconic American bridge.