| Othmar Ammann | |
|---|---|
_in_1932.jpg) Ammann pada 1932 | |
| Lahir | 26 Maret 1879[1] Feuerthalen, Swiss |
| Meninggal | 22 September 1965 (umur 86)[2] Rye, New York, Amerika Serikat |
| Pendidikan | ETH Zurich |
| Pekerjaan | Perancang jembatan |
| Dikenal atas | Jembatan George Washington, Jembatan Throgs Neck, Jembatan Bronx–Whitestone, Jembatan Verrazzano–Narrows dan Jembatan Bayonne |
| Penghargaan | |
Othmar Hermann Ammann (26 Maret 1879 – 22 September 1965) adalah seorang insinyur sipil Swiss-Amerika Serikat yang merancang Jembatan George Washington, Jembatan Verrazzano–Narrows, dan Jembatan Bayonne.[1][2] Ia juga mengarahkan perencanaan dan pembangunan Terowongan Lincoln.[3]
Referensi
sunting- ^ a b "Master Bridge Builder; Othmar Hermann Ammann". The New York Times. August 29, 1962. Diakses tanggal October 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Othmar Ammann, Engineer, Is Dead". The New York Times. September 24, 1965. Diakses tanggal October 7, 2011.
- ^ Frazier, Ian (November 13, 2007) Revamping the Bayonne Bridge to make space for megaships. The New Yorker.
Bacaan tambahan
sunting- Billington, David (2003). The Art of Structural Design. Princeton: Princeton University Art Museum. ISBN 0-300-09786-7.
- Kavanagh, Thomas C. (1979). "Othmar Hermann Ammann". Memorial Tribute: National Academy of Engineering. 1: 7–9. https://www.nae.edu/MembersSection/51314/51355.aspx
- Lienhard, John H (1992). "Othmar Ammann". Engines of Our Ingenuity. (Radio program.) Episode No. 698. University of Houston, Texas.
- Rastorfer, Darl (2000). Six Bridges. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08047-6.
Pranala luar
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Othmar Hermann Ammann.
- Ammann & Whitney Diarsipkan February 3, 2006, di Wayback Machine.
- Informasi mengenai Othmar Hermann Ammann di Structurae
- Othmar Ammann’s Glory: Genius, willpower and thousands of miles of steel wire went into the George Washington Bridge
- Othmar Ammann's Glory: A description of the design of the George Washington Bridge and Ammann's rivalry with Lindenthal
- Othmar Ammann[pranala nonaktif permanen]: Provides dates of death, election to the academy, and citation
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- Isobel Leybold-Johnson (November 20, 2006). "Swiss design in Big Apple spans generations". Swissinfo. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal September 30, 2007. Diakses tanggal November 22, 2006.
- Othmar Ammann: Facts and Quotes from ASCE
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