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The Price of the Wheel

By Michael Webster

The Price of the Wheel Science

The Price of the Wheel

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The Engineer. The Spectacle. The Price of Triumph. In 1893, the world was focused on Chicago's World's Fair. America needed a spectacle to eclipse the Eiffel Tower-but the ambitious plan to build the biggest rotating machine in history was dismissed as a death trap. Enter George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a quiet, 33-year-old civil engineer from Pittsburgh. Specializing in the minute study of steel, Ferris wagered his entire reputation-and fortune-on a single, impossible concept: the Great Wheel. At 264 feet tall, carrying thousands of passengers, it was a colossal challenge hurled directly at gravity. This is the definitive story of the man who engineered a wonder and transformed amusement forever. From the moment he secured the largest steel forging of its time to the mechanical marvel's grand opening, Ferris became a national hero. But success came at a shattering cost. Discover the brilliant, tragic life of the engineer who gave the world the Ferris Wheel, only to lose everything in its shadow. Approx.170 pages, 29800 word count
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
254
Release Date:
2025-12-11
Publication Date:
2025-12-11
Publisher:
Michael Webster
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798233013768
Weight:
418 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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