Albert Fink
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 127 years ago |
Date of birth | October 27,1827 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Lauterbach |
Germany | |
Date of died | April 3,1897 |
Died | Ossining |
New York | |
United States | |
Structures | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops |
Straight Street Bridge | |
Job | Civil engineer |
Books | Cost of railroad transportation, railroad accounts, and governmental regulation of railroad tariffs |
Argument Before the Committee of Commerce of the House of Representatives of the United States: On the Reagan Bill, for the Regulation of Interstate Commerce | |
Railroad Accounts | |
An Investigation Into the Cost of Transportation on American Railroads, with Deductions for Its Cheapening | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1530621 |
Albert Fink Life story
Albert Fink was a German-born civil engineer who worked in the United States. He is best known for his railroad bridge designs, which helped revolutionize the use of iron for American railroad bridge construction. He devised the Fink truss and many truss bridges, especially the Fink-Type Truss Bridge.