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28 de abr. de 2016 · The movie tells the story of Ralph Modjeski, the designer of some of the 20th century's most significant bridges, including the Ben Franklin in Philadelphia,...
Ralph Modjeski. January 27, 1861 - June 26, 1940. Membership Type: Member (elected 1925) Related Links.
Ralph Modjeski fue un ingeniero civil estadounidense de origen polaco que desarrolló una destacada carrera como diseñador de grandes puentes en los Estados Unidos, país al que inmigró con quince años de edad. Entre sus obras más notables figuran puentes colgantes de grandes luces, como el puente Benjamin Franklin o el puente de Oakland.
11 de oct. de 2007 · Ralph Modjeski was one of the twentieth century's most accomplished bridge designers. The Polish-born engineer is known as "America's greatest bridge builder" for his many suspension, truss, steel arch, and bascule designs. Ralph Modjeski was born Rudolph Modrezejewski on January 27, 1861 in Bochnia, a city in southern Poland that was then part ...
27 de ene. de 2022 · January 27, 1861 Ralph Modjeski, a civil engineer who achieved acclaim for his wide range of bridge design and construction projects, was born in the town of Bochnia in the Austrian Empire (in what is now Poland). Modjeski immigrated to the United States in 1878. He became an American citizen five years later. Modjeski’s first major…
Modjeski made the transition from railroad to vehicular bridges and constructed 19 bridges in this decade. 42:26 1921-1926 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRIDGE Formerly the Delaware River Bridge. The most difficult part was the foundation for the cable anchorage piers. The rock was 65' to 110' below the surface of the ground.
Ralph Modjeski and Nathan Newmark. I C H A R D G . IfRalphModjeskihadbecomeamusi-cian instead of an engineer, the world would have lost one of its finest bridge designers. He was born Rudoph Modrzejewska in 1861 in Kraków, Poland, to the famous Shakespearean actress Helena Modjeski (Modrzejew-ska), who moved her family to the United States in ...
