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Engineering Legends
Dec 16, 2012

William Palmer: Father of American Narrow-Gauge Railroads

Publication: Leadership and Management in Engineering
Volume 13, Issue 1
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Richard G. Weingardt is chairman of Richard Weingardt Consultants, Inc., Denver, CO. He is the author of 10 books. Two of his latest, Circles in the Sky: The Life and Times of George Ferris and Engineering Legends, both published by ASCE Press, feature the exploits of great American structural engineers who had significant influence on the progress of the nation. His 2012 book Empire Man is about Homer Balcom, structural engineer for the Empire State Building. Weingardt can be contacted at [email protected].

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Leadership and Management in Engineering
Volume 13Issue 1January 2013
Pages: 51 - 60

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Received: Aug 5, 2012
Accepted: Aug 7, 2012
Published online: Dec 16, 2012
Published in print: Jan 1, 2013

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Richard G. Weingardt
D.Sc.(h.c.), P.E.
Dist.M.ASCE, F.ACEC
Richard G. Weingardt, Richard Weingardt Consultants, Inc., 9725 E. Hampden Ave., #200, Denver, CO 80231

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