Title George Ferris' grand idea : the Ferris wheel [Hoopla electronic resource].

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Unabridged.

Publication Info.	[United States] : Capstone Press, 2017.
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Description	1 online resource (1 audio file (7 min.)) : digital.
	digital digital recording rda
	data file rda
Access	Digital content provided by hoopla.
Cast	Read by Various Readers.
Summary	Have you ever ridden a Ferris Wheel? Do you know who created it? George Ferris's wheels can be found around the world today, but it wasn't an easy path to turn his idea into a reality. Readers will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with George's beginnings in civil engineering, the trouble he had convincing people the Ferris Wheel could be safe, and his eventual world-renowned success.
System Details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject	Ferris, George Washington Gale, 1859-1896 -- Juvenile literature.
	Structural engineering -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Civil engineers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Ferris wheels -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Ferris, George Washington Gale, 1859-1896.
	Ferris wheels -- History.
	Engineers.
	Civil engineers.
	Inventors.
Added Author	Various Readers, .
	hoopla digital.
ISBN	9781515828006 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
	151582800X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
Music No.	MWT13631212

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