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Donald Roebling (November 15, 1908 – August 29, 1959) was an eccentric twentieth-century American philanthropist, engineer, industrial designer, and inventor.
The story of the robust eccentric millionaire Donald Roebling, inventor of the amphibian tractor, adds one of the most unusual chapters to a Marine Corps' history full of unusual characters. Finally, the amphibian tractor would never have been conceived without the disastrous Florida hurricane of 1928.
Donald Roebling (1908-1959) va ser un excèntric inventor i filantrop nord-americà. Besnet de John A. Roebling i net de Washington A. Roebling (que van dissenyar diversos ponts). El seu invent més conegut és el primer de la família de vehicles militars amfibis amb erugues, el Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT).
Donald Roebling (15 de noviembre de 1908 – 29 de agosto de 1959) fue un excéntrico filántropo, ingeniero, diseñador industrial e inventor estadounidense del siglo XX.
Donald Roebling, a descendant of the Brooklyn Bridge builders, designed and tested the Alligator, a prototype of the LVT used for armored landings in WWII. Learn about his eccentric engineering, his family legacy, and his challenges in this article.
Originally devised as a machine of mercy by millionaire philanthropist and inventor Donald Roebling of Clearwater, Florida, the ingenious transport vehicle served mankind best as an instrument of war.
18 de may. de 2016 · Abstract. Donald Roebling was the great grandson of fabled bridge engineer John Augustus Roebling, who designed the Brooklyn Bridge. He grew up in Bernardsville, New Jersey and moved to Clearwater, Florida in 1929. His arrived about six months after the Great Lake Okeechobee Hurricane of September 16, l928, which swept across Lake ...
