Silent Builder Emily Warren Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge |
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| Author:
| Weigold, Marilyn |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7906-2660-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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When 21-year-old Emily Warren married Union Army engineer Washington Roebling, she had no idea that she would become the "silent builder" of a wonder of the modern world. But when injury and illness killed her father-in-law and sidelined her husband, she boldly stepped into the breach and pushed construction of the Brooklyn Bridge to its triumphant completion in 1883. Her accomplishments in a field dominated by men have inspired young women ever since in the fields of science,...
More DescriptionWhen 21-year-old Emily Warren married Union Army engineer Washington Roebling, she had no idea that she would become the "silent builder" of a wonder of the modern world. But when injury and illness killed her father-in-law and sidelined her husband, she boldly stepped into the breach and pushed construction of the Brooklyn Bridge to its triumphant completion in 1883. Her accomplishments in a field dominated by men have inspired young women ever since in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This second edition includes substantial new information about Emily as well as a new chapter about the little-known exploits of more than 30 STEM heroines who literally were willing to reach for the stars. Love, adventure, political intrigue, scientific breakthroughs, unexpected light moments, personal setbacks and triumphs - they're all here.