George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.

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George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.

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and Louis Sullivan, and engineer George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., who had conceived an amusement ride that made its world debut at the fair: the Ferris wheel. It was not the fair’s only wondrous innovation. The zipper and the first all-electric kitchen were unveiled at the event, and fairgoers were…
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and Louis Sullivan, and engineer George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., who had conceived an amusement ride that made its world debut at the fair: the Ferris wheel. It was not the fair’s only wondrous innovation. The zipper and the first all-electric kitchen were unveiled at the event, and fairgoers were…
Read More