Engineering legends : great American civil engineers : 32 profiles of inspiration and achievement / Richard G. Weingardt.

Author/creator Weingardt, Richard
Format Book
Publication InfoReston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005.
Descriptionxxv, 165 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Portion of title Great American civil engineers, 32 profiles of inspiration and achievement
Contents Foreword by Henry Petroski -- Empire makers -- Benjamin Wright -- Stephen H. Long -- Theodore D. Judah -- William L. Jenney -- Environmental experts -- Ellen Swallow Richards -- Holly A. Cornell -- William W. Moore -- Fu Hua Chen -- Transportation trendsetters -- Octave Chanute -- John E. Greiner -- Clifford Holland -- Roy Peratrovich, Jr. -- Builders of bridges -- Emily Warren Roebling -- Ralph Modjeski -- John A. L. Waddell -- David B. Steinman -- Structural trailblazers -- Fazlur R. Khan -- Fred N. Severud -- Willard E. Simpson -- Tung-Yen Lin -- Daring innovators -- George W. Ferris -- Jack R. Janney -- Henry J. Degenkolb -- Srinivasa Iyengar -- Movers and shakers -- Kate Gleason -- Bucky Fuller -- George D. Clyde -- Albert A. Dorman -- Educators extraordinaire -- Hardy Cross -- Mario G. Salvadori -- Nathan Newmark -- Roland C. Rautenstraus -- Tomorrow's legends.
Local noteLittle-305131060382W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 147-153) and index.
LCCN 2005014120
ISBN0784408017