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George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel (died 1896)

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George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.

American civil engineer (1859–1896)

George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. was an American civil engineer. He is mostly known for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.
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Ferris wheel

Amusement ride

A Ferris wheel is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they are kept upright, usually by gravity. Some of the largest modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted…
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