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Biographical Note: Johann Wilhelm Schwedler (1823-94) (1997)

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Railroads Bridges Biographies Bridges, Truss Industrial archaeology Engineers Design 19th century Johann Wilhelm Schwedler

A brief biographical sketch of Johann Wilhelm Schwedler, the inventor of the Schwedler bridge truss.

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Authors & Contributors
Darnell, Victor C.
Kemp, Emory L.
Louis W. Potts
Gray Fitzsimons
Eric DeLony
Frances C. Robb
Journals
IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Research in the History of Technology
International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology
Concepts
Industrial archaeology
Bridges
Design
Railroads
Civil engineering
Bridges, Truss
People
Haupt, Herman (1817-1905)
Richard B. Osborne
Lutzky, Boris
Chanute, Octave
Allen, Zachariah
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, late
18th century
Places
United States
Minneapolis, MN
Rhode Island (U.S.)
Hamburg (Germany)
Seattle (Washington, U.S.)
Mississippi River (North America)
Institutions
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Berlin Iron Bridge Company
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
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