World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018
The St. Anthony Falls Laboratory: 80 Years of Progress Part I
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018: International Perspectives, History and Heritage, Emerging Technologies, and Student Papers
ABSTRACT
This is the first of three accounts documenting the history of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory that was designed and built under the direction of a dedicated individual, Lorenz G. Straub. Straub had been a Freeman Fellow and visited and observed several laboratories in Germany during the two years of his fellowship. He came to the University in 1930 and promptly set to work to establish his own laboratory. His vision came to fruition through a WPA grant to the University of Minnesota and construction started in 1936. Straub came to be known as the “River Doctor” for his many studies at SAFL on several aspects of river engineering.
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018: International Perspectives, History and Heritage, Emerging Technologies, and Student Papers
Pages: 136 - 150
Editor: Sri Kamojjala, Las Vegas Valley Water District
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8139-4
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Published online: May 31, 2018
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