Ferris Wheels : An Illustrated History
Ferris Wheels : An Illustrated History
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Book Description
Norman Anderson has written a gripping story of one of the engineering marvels of both the nineteenth and the twentieth century, the ferris wheel. The idea of this contraption may be as old as the water wheel, and written descriptions and drawings of pleasure wheels go back at least four centuries. There have been dozens of experiments with design and construction—early portable wheels by Strobel, the Condermans, Sullivan and others; one-of-a-kind wheels like Schnitzler’s Asbury Park wheel with a tower and Stubb’s water-turned wheel at Electric Park in Waterloo, Iowa; giant wheels in London, Blackpool, Vienna, Paris and recently in Japan.
About the Author
Norman Anderson received his PhD from Ohio State University, joined the faculty of North Carolina State University in 1963 and was named an Alumni Distinguished Professor in 1973.
Ferris Wheels : An Illustrated History
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Ferris Wheels : An Illustrated History
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