Roebling family
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The Roebling family is an American engineering dynasty best known for designing and building major suspension bridges, including the Brooklyn Bridge.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineering dynasty
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family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century American infrastructure development
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Brooklyn Bridge construction ⓘ suspension bridge innovation ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Brooklyn, New York
NERFINISHED
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Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessVenture | John A. Roebling's Sons Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| ethnicOrigin | German-American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bridge engineering
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civil engineering ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John A. Roebling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | John A. Roebling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacyIn |
American civil engineering history
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New York City infrastructure ⓘ Ohio River bridge crossings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Charles G. Roebling
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Emily Warren Roebling NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand W. Roebling NERFINISHED ⓘ John A. Roebling NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl G. Roebling NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Roebling NERFINISHED ⓘ Siegmund Roebling NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington A. Roebling II NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Roebling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionIn |
engineering
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industrial entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| industry | wire rope manufacturing ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern suspension bridges ⓘ |
| knownForStructure |
Brooklyn Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Covington–Cincinnati Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Street Bridge (Pittsburgh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
multi-generational leadership in major bridge projects
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pioneering use of steel wire rope in bridges ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Brooklyn Bridge
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building suspension bridges ⓘ designing suspension bridges ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
John A. Roebling II