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	Othmar Ammann
		Othmar Ammann (March 26, 1879 - September 22, 1965) was a renowned civil engineer whose designs include:
		He started out working for Gustav Lindenthal[?] but by 1925 had been appointed bridge engineer to the New York Port Authority and his design for a bridge over the Hudson River had been accepted in preference to one developed by Lindenthal.
		Under Ammann's direction, it was completed six months ahead of schedule for less than the original $60 million budget.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ot/Othmar_Ammann.html (123 words)

	Othmar Ammann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Othmar Ammann (March 26, 1879 - September 22, 1965) was a renowned civil engineer whose designs include:
		Under Ammann's direction, it was completed six months ahead of schedule for less than the original $60 million budget.
		In 1946, Ammann and Charles Whitney founded the firm Ammann and Whitney.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Othmar_Ammann (189 words)

	HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things
		Engineering genius Othmar H. Ammann (1879-1965) was born and educated in Switzerland and immigrated to the United States at age 24.
		Ammann's 1923 proposal for a vehicular suspension bridge between Ft. Washington and Ft. Lee ultimately prevailed.
		Ammann was hired as the Authority's first Chief Engineer and set to work on the project that would place him on the world stage.
	historywired.si.edu /detail.cfm?ID=245 (1236 words)

	Nat' Academies Press, Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 1 (1979) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Ammann was born on March 26, 1879, in Schal'1hausen, Switzerland, where his family had been established since the twell'th century.
		Ammann received the National Medal of Science from President Johnson in a ceremony at the White House "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the engineering sciences." He also received the Port Authority's Howard S. Cullman Distinguished Service Medal and the first Award of Merit from the Institute of Consulting Engineers.
		Ammann is survived by his wife, the former Klary Noetzli, and his three children, Werner, George Andrew, and Margot.
	fermat.nap.edu /books/0309028892/html/7.html (803 words)

	No. 698: Othmar Ammann
		Othmar Ammann, who designed the bridge, caught Hell for it.
		Ammann had finished an engineering degree in Switzerland in 1902 and had come here soon after.
		Ammann was born ten years before the Eiffel tower was built.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi698.htm (450 words)

	The Art of Structural Design - Princeton University Art Museum
		Othmar H. Ammann (1879–1965) entered the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Federal Institute of Technology) in 1898 and studied with Ritter, whose emphasis on simple analysis and aesthetic form helped to define Ammann’s mature work.
		Ammann’s career illustrates a key challenge for structural artists—they must create works that fulfill the practical needs of the communities they serve.
		In the end, their success rested upon the efficiency and economy of Ammann’s design, which was in part made possible by his innovative approach to calculating live load.
	www.princetonartmuseum.org /Bridges/engineers_4.html (339 words)

	South Street Seaport Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Othmar Ammann was born in 1879 in Switzerland.
		Ammann urged Lindenthal to shift his short-term goal to a less expensive bridge limited to autos, trucks, and light transit–a bridge that would span the Hudson several miles north of the midtown area.
		Ammann was already acquainted with the new governor, because Silzer had been an investor in the clay mine which Ammann had managed in 1917-20.
	www.southstseaport.org /magazine/articles/2000-01.shtm (4781 words)

	George Washington Bridge (I-95, US 1 and US 9)
		Ammann believed that the crossing would be an easier political sell, since it would require neither the approval of influential business leaders in midtown Manhattan nor the necessity of persuading railroads to use the bridge.
		Instead of using trusses, Ammann theorized that as the weight per linear foot of long-span bridges increased, the deadweight of the bridge deck and the four cables would be sufficient to resist heavy wind, thereby eliminating the need for trusses.
		Ammann's theory about the strength of his bridge was put to the test in December 1965, when a private plane crashed on the upper deck of the bridge.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/george-washington (3766 words)

	Morris County Web Site - Press Releases
		The $15 million, 711-foot bridge, the longest in the county, was named the Othmar Ammann Bridge after the engineer who designed such structures as the George Washington, the Throgs Neck, the Verrazano-Narrows, the Bronx-Whitestone, the Tri-Borough and the Bayonne bridges.
		Ammann was born in Switzerland in 1879, emmigrated to the United States in 1904 and moved to Boonton in 1921 where he resided with his family for nearly 40 years.
		Ammann’s daughter, Dr. Margot Ammann Durrer, was present for the ceremony.
	www.co.morris.nj.us /asp/morris/press.asp?link=560 (235 words)

	Amazon.de: Six Bridges: The Legacy of Othmar H. Ammann: English Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This handsome album summarizes Ammann's career and exhibits 200 photographs and design drawings of his principal achievements: the GW Bridge, the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge, the Triborough Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
		Othmar Ammann's name may be unfamiliar, but the six magnificent New York City bridges he created are known to all: George Washington, Bayonne, Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Verrazano-Narrows.
		The early years of Othmar Ammann's career are clearly outlined showing how he gained his knowledge with diligence in various career positions.
	www.amazon.de /exec/obidos/ASIN/0300080476 (847 words)

	Six Bridges
		Othmar Ammann's name may be unfamiliar, but the six magnificent New York bridges he created are known to all: George Washington, Bayonne, Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Verrazzano-Narrows.
		Ammann's long-span bridges came to define an epoch and shape the modern New York metropolis.
		This book is the first to examine the genius of Ammann and the special group of bridges he designed and engineered as part of the New York region's interstate highway system.
	www.zooscape.com /cgi-bin/maitred/WhitePulp/isbn0300080476 (478 words)

	H-Net Review: Daniel Albert on Six Bridges: The Legacy of Othmar H. Ammann
		Ammann was laid off when projects were delayed, and he began a series of jobs where his hard work was rewarded with glowing recommendations and meager pay.
		Ammann was instrumental in the plans of Robert Moses to dismantle the old New York and build in its place a New York/New Jersey metropolitan region that would serve the needs of the automobile and a decentralized population.
		Ammann's role in the politics of this urban redevelopment would make a nice addition to the story of his life.
	www.h-net.org /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=13819964043957 (1636 words)

	Memorial Tributes:
		Ammann was born on March 26, 1879, in Schal'1hausen, Switzerland, where his family had been established since the twell'th century.
		Ammann worked I'or Frederick C. Kunz and C. Schneider in Philadelphia and designed an arch bridge over the St. John River in New Brunswick, Canada, as well as a plan for the construction of' the Quebec Bridge.
		Ammann received the National Medal of Science from President Johnson in a ceremony at the White House "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the engineering sciences." He also received the Port Authority's Howard S. Cullman Distinguished Service Medal and the first Award of Merit from the Institute of Consulting Engineers.
	books.nap.edu /books/0309028892/html/7.html (790 words)

	Structurae [en]: Othmar Herrmann Ammann (1879-1965)
		Ammann, Othmar H. General Conception and Development of Design, George Washington Bridge, in "Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers", 1933, n.
		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.
		Stüssi, Fritz Othmar Ammann, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland), 1974.
	en.structurae.de /persons/data/index.cfm?id=d000001 (508 words)

	Othmarr Ammann's Glory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Slight in stature, with a quiet demeanor that hid a steely core, Othmar Ammann seemed the opposite of the large, bluff, practically educated Lindenthal.
		Ammann's degree, unlike any that Lindenthal might occasionally claim, was from a Swiss institute of technology considered one of the most prestigious in the world.
		Ammann was impressed by his mentor, one of the world's preeminent bridge builders — and the favor was returned.
	www.smithsonianmagazine.com /issues/1999/october/object_oct99.php (814 words)

	MIT Museum - Exhibitions and Galleries - The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy
		Othmar H. Ammann (1879-1965) was a master of cable suspension bridges.
		Ritter's influence can be seen in Ammann's emphasis on simple analysis and aesthetic form, and, just as Ritter inspired Maillart in his search for the thinnest possible concrete arch, so too did Ritter drive Ammann's search for the thinnest possible bridge deck.
		In the 1920s, as the railroad age was taken over by the reign of the automobile, he developed fresh ideas to address this new mode of transportation, designing a series of major bridges unrivaled in their beauty and technical splendor among 20th century engineering achievements in steel.
	web.mit.edu /museum/exhibitions/swiss-bios.html (1113 words)

	Othmar H. Ammann Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Othmar Hermann Ammann (1879–1965) was born in Switzerland, came to the United States in 1904, and was naturalized in 1924.
		Othmar H. Ammann, 1879-1965, Dokumente Zu Leben Und Werk Zuerich.
		A collection of 105 pages of photographs and antedotes pertaining to Othmar Ammann from his professional and personal life plus a disc, recording the personal letters of him to his parents and wife from 1902-1928.
	www.sunysb.edu /libspecial/collections/manuscripts/ammann.html (602 words)

	Amazon.com: Six Bridges : The Legacy of Othmar H. Ammann: Books: Darl Rastorfer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This handsome album summarizes Ammann's career and exhibits 200 photographs and design drawings of his principal achievements: the GW Bridge, the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge, the Triborough Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
		Ammann was also the designer of many other projects, including the Lincoln Tunnel, the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and a bridge across Lake Geneva that was never built.
		The early years of Othmar Ammann's career are clearly outlined showing how he gained his knowledge with diligence in various career positions.
	www.amazon.com /Six-Bridges-Legacy-Othmar-Ammann/dp/0300080476 (1793 words)

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		Othmar Ammann, the Swiss born engineer was born on March 26, 1879 in Zurich, Switzerland.
		Ammann studied at the Federal Institute in Zurich before immigrating to New York in 1904.
		Ammann was chief engineer for the Bayonne Bridge, the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, the George Washington Bridge, and the Triborough Bridge.
	www.ettc.net /njarts/details.cfm?ID=271 (398 words)

	Co-op News -- General Manager's Report
		But that’s not what master bridge engineer Othmar Ammann, or the famous architect he consulted, Cass Gilbert, originally had in mind.
		Ammann and Gilbert planned to cover the bridge towers in stonework, and Gilbert whipped up three different schemes—one a tribute to ancient Rome, another in the mode of a Gothic cathedral, and a third in the jazzy Art Deco style then popular.
		Our general manager, Terry Appleby, is to food cooperatives as Othmar Ammann was to suspension bridges.
	www.coopfoodstore.com /news/current/board_report.html (523 words)

	Oberlin Alumni Magazine Fall 2000
		An immigrant who came to America in 1904 at age 25, Ammann, supremely modest and self-effacing, lived for most of his career in New Jersey.
		Ammann had a great deal to say about engineering, but very little to say about himself, according to the author.
		"It was only when Ammann's daughter came forth with boxes of her father's personal letters that the man was transformed into a living, breathing character," Rastorfer recalls.
	www.oberlin.edu /alummag/oamcurrent/oam_fall_00/bookshelf01.html (393 words)

	HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things
		Although suspension bridge cables are said to be spun, the wire in them is not twisted as it is in the production of textiles.
		By early 1924, bridge engineer Othmar H. Ammann had completed a proposal for a suspension bridge that would span the Hudson River between Ft. Lee, NJ, and Ft. Washington, NY.
		In 1962, its six lanes opened, making the George Washington the world's only 14-lane span, and distinguishing it as the bridge that carries the greatest volume of traffic among all vehicular bridges in the world.
	historywired.si.edu /detail.cfm?ID=237 (960 words)

	New York Architecture Images- Ammann
		Othmar Ammann came to America as a graduate of Swiss engineering schools and learned bridge building from the reigning bridge engineer, Gustav Lindenthal.
		Ammann proposed a lighter, less expensive span for automobiles and trucks.
		All that commemorates his accomplishments is a modest bust in a bus terminal at the east end of the George Washington Bridge.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /ARCH/ARCH-Ammann.htm (191 words)

	Othmar H. Ammann - NYWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Ammann's 1923 proposal for a vehicular suspension bridge between Ft.
		In all, Ammann designed and built six bridges that collectively lace together New York's metropolitan highway system: the George Washington Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, Triborough Bridge Complex, Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
		O.H. Ammann, 1879-1965: His way to great bridges...
	www.nywiki.com /new-york-city/index.php?title=Othmar_H._Ammann&redirect=no (331 words)

	Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (I-678)
		The famed bridge designer Othmar Ammann introduced a number of innovations that slashed construction time and produced an efficient structure.
		While Ammann believed that the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge was safe, he was aware that the span was subject to oscillation during high winds.
		Othmar Ammann kept saying in his best Swiss brogue, "The britch is safe, the britch is safe," and we kept saying, "That doesn't make a damned bit of difference if drivers won't use it." Studies of wind pressures were made, and tests were speeded at a laboratory in Princeton.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/bronx-whitestone (2891 words)

	BIOGRAPHY
		This exhibit features 73 photographs of the six bridges built by the "World Renowned" Swiss Engineer Othmar Ammann.
		Othmar Ammann was an artist in his own right.
		What Ansel Adams did with photography, Othmar Ammann did with Civil Engineering.
	www.davefrieder.com /html/bio.htm (603 words)

	Othmar, St - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Othmar, St (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Othmar, St (or St Otmar or St Andemar) (died 759)
		Swiss Benedictine monk, Abbot of the monastery of St Gall, Switzerland, from 720.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Othmar,+St (126 words)

	Amazon.ca: Six Bridges : The Legacy of Othmar H. Ammann: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		During the first half of this century, American bridges became the largest and most beautiful structures ever built; Othmar Ammann, a Swiss engineer who came to New York in 1904, was the quiet genius who built six of the very best.
		The book is admirably illustrated with more than 200 photos; they show the artistry, and the incredible labor that went into the construction of each.
		In today's society, when lowest cost seems to be the only consideration, some wisdom from Ammann in 1958 stands out, "In fact, an engineer designing a bridge is justified in making a more expensive design for beauty's sake.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0300080476 (1549 words)

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