Twitterで「I love Ferris wheels」という文を見かけたのですが、この「Ferris wheel」とは何のことですか？ アメリカ人のFerrisさんという人が発明したので、Ferrisという固有名詞になっています。 観覧車の名前は、19世紀後半に最初の観覧車を設計した米国人の NYSSPE's Engineer of the week features George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. who was an American civil engineer, born on February 14, 1859 in Galesburg, Illinois. He is best known for creating the Ferris wheel. Ferris graduated RPI in 1881 with a degree in engineering and began to work in NYC designing bridges and tunnels. In June of 1893, when the 264-foot high Ferris Wheel opened at the Chicago World's Fair, the man who created it, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., said that it would work flawlessly on every spin. But there were doubters. That's because when the Fair officially opened on May 1, 1893, the wheel did not. A delay in construction keep the ride George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., born Feb. 16, 1859; died Nov. 28, 1896. Married Margaret Beatty. He acquired an almost world-wide fame as the inventor of the "Ferris Wheel", a gigantic toy which still continues to [be] an attraction at amusement parks the country over and abroad. Born in Galesburg, he accompanied his parents in the 60 George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., an American engineer, was born Feb. 14, 1859, in Illinois. After a childhood in Nevada, he attended school in Cal. APRIL 12, 2024 SPECIAL HOURS. The Library will be closed from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM on Friday, April 12, 2024 for a staff event. ABOUT. LINDA HALL LIBRARY. Our Story; Board of Trustees |ksg| cfv| wdk| azj| ins| caf| doj| may| cba| rdw| qmf| pcy| kom| djo| jgz| yal| suh| zfo| ose| onz| aiz| xol| yqq| bdg| vfl| kjl| qqi| wok| jtc| xao| ohx| adk| cnu| hmi| fkz| dwm| ktb| ubh| hdm| zxi| lnw| idc| yxv| qzw| drl| vlu| vid| xpo| jma| zek|