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Januar 1810 in Penn’s Manor, Bucks County (Pennsylvania); † 21. Juni 1862 in Cairo (Illinois)) war ein US-amerikanischer Bauingenieur, der dort die erste Hängebrücke mit Tragseilen baute. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Familie und Ausbildung. 2 Hängebrücken. 2.1 Fairmount Suspension Bridge. 2.2 Wheeling Suspension Bridge.
Charles Ellet Jr. (1 January 1810 – 21 June 1862) was an American civil engineer from Pennsylvania who designed and constructed major canals, suspension bridges and railroads. He designed and supervised construction of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge , the longest suspension bridge in the world, from 1849 to 1851.
Charles Ellet (born Jan. 1, 1810, Penn’s Manor, Pa., U.S.—died June 21, 1862, Cairo, Ill.) was an American engineer who built the first wire-cable suspension bridge in America. After working for three years as a surveyor and assistant engineer, he studied at the École des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, and traveled in France, Switzerland, and ...
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Charles Ellet Jr. 1810 – 1862. Ellet was primarily known as a suspension bridge builder, but, he was prominent in early work on canals and railroads and later made major contributions to river management, economic analysis of transportation modes and ramboats. He was born in Penn's Manor, Pennsylvania on January 1, 1810.
7. Aug. 2017 · Charles Ellet, Jr., a prominent 19th century civil engineer, died from a gunshot wound he sustained surveying the deck of the flagship Queen of the West at the Battle of Memphis during the U.S. Civil War. His vast legacy as builder of bridges, railroads, canals, and Colonel of the U.S. Ram Fleet lay before him.
1. Jan. 2017 · American engineer and economic theorist, Ellet was born on 1 January 1810 at Penn’s Manor, Pennsylvania, and died on 21 June 1862, a victim of the Civil War. Ellet grew up on a family farm but showed little inclination for agriculture: at age 17 he joined a...
Charles Ellet, Jr. A True Genius. By Frank Griggs. Charles Ellet. This article presents Ellet primarily as a bridge builder, and only summarizes his ear - ly work on canals and railroads and his later major contributions to river management, economic analysis of transportation modes and ramboats.
