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Wilhelm Ritter
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1898 - 1902
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| Studies at the Federal Technological Institue in Zurich (Switzerland) under Wilhelm Ritter and others. |
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1904
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| Immigrates to the United States, works for Joseph Meyer, New York |
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1905
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| Assistant to the chief engineer of Pennsylvania Steel Co., cooperates on the design of the Queensboro Bridge, New York |
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1909 - 1912
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| Works for F.C. Kunz and C.C. Schneider in Philadelphia |
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1912
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| Works for Gustav Lindenthal and helps with the construction of the Hell Gate Bridge, and the Sciotoville Bridge, designs the George Washington Bridge |
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1925 - 1939
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| Director of Engineering at the Port of New York Authority |
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1932
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| Honorary Doctorate, New York University |
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1933
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| Chief engineer for the Triborough Bridge Authority under whose guidance are built: Triborough Bridge, Henry Hudson Bridge and Marine Parkway Bridge |
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1937
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| Honorary Doctorate, Pennsylvania Military Academy |
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1939
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| Opens his own engineering office |
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1941
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| Honorary Doctorate, Columbia University |
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1946
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| Teams up with Charles S. Whitney to form Ammann and Whitney |
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Ammann, O. H. Die innerstaatlichen Brücken zwischen New York und New Jersey [Teil 1], in
"Schweizerische Bauzeitung", 14 June 1930, n. 24 v. 95 .
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Ammann, O. H. Die innerstaatlichen Brücken zwischen New York und New Jersey [Teil 2], in
"Schweizerische Bauzeitung", 21 June 1930, n. 25 v. 95 .
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Ammann, Othmar H. Additional Stiffening of Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, in
"Civil Engineering Magazine", March 1946, n. 3 v. 16 .
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Ammann, Othmar H. Advances in Bridge Construction, in
"Civil Engineering Magazine", August 1933, n. 8 v. 3 .
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Ammann, Othmar H. The Failure of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Federal Works Agency, Washington (USA) , 1941.
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Ammann, Othmar H. General Conception and Development of Design, George Washington Bridge, in
"Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers", 1933, n. 97 .
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Ammann, Othmar H. The Hell Gate Arch Bridge and Approaches of the New York Connecting Railroad over th East River in New York City, in
"Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers", 1918, n. 82 .
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Ammann, Othmar H. Planning and Design of Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, in
"Civil Engineering Magazine", April 1939, n. 4 v. 9 .
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Ammann, Othmar H. Possibilities of the Modern Suspension Bridge for Moderate Spans, in
"Engineering News Record", 21 June 1923 .
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Ammann, Othmar H. Present Trends in Structural Design, in
"Civil Engineering Magazine", January 1940, n. 1 v. 10 .
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Fünf Schweizer Brückenbauer, Verein für Wirtschaftshistorische Studien, Zurich (Switzerland) , 1985.
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Billington, David P. The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy, Yale University Press, New Haven (USA) , ISBN 0300097867, 2003.
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Billington, David P. History and Esthetics in Suspension Bridges, in
"Journal of the Structural Division (ASCE)", August 1977 v. 103 .
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Billington, David P. The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA) , ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 112-146.
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Billington, David P. Wilhelm Ritter: Teacher of Maillart and Ammann, in
"Journal of the Structural Division (ASCE)", May 1980 v. 106 .
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Doig, Jameson W. Amman's First Bridge: A Study in Engineering, Politics and Entrepreneurial Behavior, in
"Technology and Culture", July 1994, n. 3 v. 35 .
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Petroski, Henry Engineers of Dreams, Vintage Books, New York (USA) , ISBN 0679730210, 1995; pp. 217-319.
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Picon, Antoine L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 52-53.
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Rastorfer, Darl Six Bridges, Yale University Press, New Haven (USA) , ISBN 0300080476, 2000.
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Ricken, Herbert Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany) , ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 210.
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Russell, Lisa Ammann's masterpieces reach 75, in
"Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2006, n. 45 v. 12 .
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Stüssi, Fritz Othmar Ammann, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland) , 1974.
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