Noun
United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)
Source: WordNetAmong the women who are a focus of the book: Zora Neale Hurston, Audre Lorde, Fran Lebowitz, Grace Jones and Emily Warren Roebling. Source: Internet
Previously, bridge designer John Roebling had stated that due to such redundancies, the bridge would sag, yet not fall, even if one of these structural systems were to fail altogether. Source: Internet
A police officer stands guard at the Roebling Market in Trenton, New Jersey, following a mass shooting. Source: Internet
The name Washington Roebling seldom crosses the minds of those who cross the Brooklyn Bridge. Source: Internet
Roebling conducted the entire construction from his apartment with a view of the work, designing and redesigning caissons and other equipment. Source: Internet
Underground Railroad communities in North America will be invited to bring a sample of their historic soil to a procession starting at the Kentucky end of the Roebling Suspension Bridge and culminating in the deposit of soils in the Freedom Center's park. Source: Internet