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rjkz [21]
4 years ago
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Write a 200 word report about an inventor or invention from Pennsylvania. You may choose an advance in technology that helped th

e state or the country as a whole, if you wish. You should present the information clearly, so that the reader knows why the inventor or invention is important to the state of Pennsylvania. Make sure you list your sources in the proper format at the end of the report.
Social Studies
1 answer:
masya89 [10]4 years ago
6 0

Answer: FERRIS WHEEL

Explanation:

HISTORY: Before the word 'ferris wheel' came into existence, there has been several inventions similar to it for example, the 'pleasure wheel''.

Originally, Ferris wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. in 1893 with a height of 264ft  and it was intended to STAND THE 1,063FT EIFFEL TOWER. Eiffel tower was the centerpiece of the 1889 Paris Exposition.

Gale Ferris was a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic institute and a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

 He began his career in the railroad industry and then pursued an interest in bridge building. Ferris understood the growing need for structural steel and founded G.W.G. Ferris & Co. in Pittsburgh, a firm that tested and inspected metals for railroads and bridge builders.

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