The Man Who Invented the Ferris Wheel: The Genius of George Ferris (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781464402067)

George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. was an American engineer. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, where he was a member of the Rensselaer Society of Engineers, in the class of 1881 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was made a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Hall of Fame in 1998. He is most famous for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.

Author: Dani Sneed
ISBN-10: 146440206X
ISBN-13: 9781464402067
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2013
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.80h x 7.20w x 0.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
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