John A. Roebling - Wikipedia
John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling; June 12, 1806 – July 22, 1869) was a German-born American civil engineer. [1] He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges , in particular the Brooklyn Bridge , which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark .
John Augustus Roebling | Biography, Bridges, Death, & Facts
John Augustus Roebling, German-born American civil engineer, a pioneer in the design of suspension bridges. His best-known work is the Brooklyn Bridge of New York City, which was completed under the direction of his eldest son, Washington Augustus, and daughter-in-law Emily Warren Roebling in 1883.
John Augustus Roebling - ASCE
John Augustus Roebling showed early promise in the construction of public works, earning a certificate as a government surveyor in his native Germany at the age of 18.
Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869 | Guides to Institute Records …
Johann August Röbling (John Augustus Roebling) was born on July 12, 1806 in Mühlhausen in the state of Thuringia, Prussia, the son of tobacco shop owner Christoph Polycarpus Roebling and his wife Friederike Dorthea.
Engineering America: The Life and Times of John A. Roebling
Mar 19, 2020 · John Roebling was a complex, deeply divided, yet undoubtedly influential figure, and his biography illuminates not only his works but also the world of nineteenth-century America.
John Augustus Roebling, Builder of the Brooklyn Bridge
Jun 11, 2012 · John Roebling (born June 12, 1806, Mühlhausen, Saxony, Germany) didn't invent the suspension bridge, yet he is well-known for building the Brooklyn Bridge. Roebling didn't invent spun wire roping, either, yet he became wealthy by patenting processes and manufacturing cables for bridges and aqueducts.
John A. Roebling II - Wikipedia
John Augustus Roebling II (November 21, 1867 – February 2, 1952) was an American civil engineer and philanthropist. Following his father's death, he became the largest individual shareholder in the family business, John A. Roebling's Sons.
John A. Roebling - U.S. National Park Service
John Augustus Roebling was born in Prussia in 1806, immigrated to America at the age of 25 and settled in western Pennsylvania. In the latter part of the 1830's he worked as an engineer and surveyed different routes over the Allegheny Mountains.
John Roebling - Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River (U.S ...
Jun 21, 2020 · John Roebling is praised for his ingenuity and is regarded as the engineer who perfected the process and art of engineering wire cable suspension bridges. John’s designs added new elements of strength, rigidity, and longevity to suspension structures.
John A. Roebling: Engineer-Philosopher – The Neversink Valley …
Not just an engineer and mathematician, Johann A. Röbling was a student of the great German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Hegel taught that reality was rational and that freedom was part of the natural order of things.