George ferris, what a wheel /

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by Lowell, Barbara.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Hoare, Jerry,--illustrator. Series: Penguin core concepts Physical details: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm. Subject(s): Ferris, George Washington Gale, --1859-1896. | Structural engineering. | Civil engineers. | Inventors. | Ferris wheels --History. 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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A portrait of the engineer who invented the Ferris wheel describes the ambitious ideas that inspired him to build the largest wheel in the world for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.