14-02-2013, 08:27 PM
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George Ferris's birthday celebrated by Valentine's Day Google doodle:
George Ferris is the subject of Valentine's Day Google doodle
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George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. was an American engineer.
He is most famous for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.
Ferris responded with a proposed wheel from which visitors could view the entire exhibition. He called it a wheel that would "Out-Eiffel Eiffel." However, the planners weren't convinced as they feared his design for a rotating wheel towering over the grounds could not possibly be safe.
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Born: February 14, 1859, Galesburg
Died: November 22, 1896, Pittsburgh
Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
George Ferris's birthday celebrated by Valentine's Day Google doodle:
George Ferris is the subject of Valentine's Day Google doodle
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George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. was an American engineer.
He is most famous for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.
Ferris responded with a proposed wheel from which visitors could view the entire exhibition. He called it a wheel that would "Out-Eiffel Eiffel." However, the planners weren't convinced as they feared his design for a rotating wheel towering over the grounds could not possibly be safe.
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Born: February 14, 1859, Galesburg
Died: November 22, 1896, Pittsburgh
Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute