George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (English Wikipedia)

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Anderson, Norman D. (1992). Ferris wheels – an illustrated history. Popular Press. ISBN 9780879725327. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
Chase's calendar of events 2009. McGraw Hill Professional. 2009. ISBN 9780071599566. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

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"Famous Chi Phis". Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.

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"Chicago's Great Ferris Wheel of 1893". Hydeparkhistory.org. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

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National Archives and Records Administration (March 18, 1980). "Federal Register" (PDF). p. 17464. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

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"George W. Ferris". Inventor of the Week. Lemelson-MIT Program. May 1996. Archived from the original on March 2, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2007. George Washington Gale Ferris was born in Galesburg, Illinois in 1859 and he and his family moved to Nevada when Ferris was five years old. He attended high school in Oakland, California before enrolling at Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute in Troy, New York, where he graduated in 1881 with a degree in engineering. Ferris found civil engineering work in Pittsburgh, where he specialized in constructing steel frameworks for bridges and tunnels.

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"Inventor Ferris is Dead. The Man Who Built the Great Wheel for the World's Fair". The New York Times. November 23, 1896. Retrieved November 21, 2020. George W. G. Ferris, the inventor and builder of the Ferris wheel, died to-day at Mercy Hospital, where he had been treated for typhoid fever for a week. The disease is said to have been brought on through worry over numerous business matters.
"Ashes of George W.G. Ferris. Report that a Pittsburg Undertaker is Holding Them for Payment of Funeral Expenses". The New York Times. March 8, 1898. Retrieved November 21, 2020.

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"George W. Ferris". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1896. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2008. George W. Ferris, who conceived and built the World-famous Ferris wheel died at Mercy Hospital in this city at 11 O'clock this morning of typhoid fever. His illness was severe , and he was in pain and agony for a long time , and it was only Friday that he was taken to...

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"Alumni Hall of Fame". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved December 22, 2007.

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"Doodles Drafts and Designs". Industrial Drawings from the Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Retrieved December 22, 2007.

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"Historic Buildings". Visit Carson City. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
"George Washington Gale Ferris Jr – Carson City Nevada Convention and Visitors Bureau". Visitcarsoncity.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

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"Historic Buildings". Visit Carson City. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
"George Washington Gale Ferris Jr – Carson City Nevada Convention and Visitors Bureau". Visitcarsoncity.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
"Famous Chi Phis". Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
"Chicago's Great Ferris Wheel of 1893". Hydeparkhistory.org. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
"George W. Ferris". Inventor of the Week. Lemelson-MIT Program. May 1996. Archived from the original on March 2, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2007. George Washington Gale Ferris was born in Galesburg, Illinois in 1859 and he and his family moved to Nevada when Ferris was five years old. He attended high school in Oakland, California before enrolling at Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute in Troy, New York, where he graduated in 1881 with a degree in engineering. Ferris found civil engineering work in Pittsburgh, where he specialized in constructing steel frameworks for bridges and tunnels.
"George W. Ferris". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1896. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2008. George W. Ferris, who conceived and built the World-famous Ferris wheel died at Mercy Hospital in this city at 11 O'clock this morning of typhoid fever. His illness was severe , and he was in pain and agony for a long time , and it was only Friday that he was taken to...