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person who designs and builds structures
engineer
Washington and Emily Roebling traveled to this country to study how bridges were built their and learn more about a sickness that was common with bridge builders
Europe
How did Emily Roebling help her husband when he was sick in bed.
She relayed messages from Washington to the workers. She studied the different problems of the construction. She studied how the cables were made and how much weight they could hold.
In 1964, the Brooklyn Bridge was named a National Historic _______.
Landmark
I invented the Morse code
Samuel Morse
a skilled laborer who agrees to complete a job for pay
contractor
I paid for Emily Roebling to attend a special girl's school as a child
Gouverneur (her older brother)
I was the first person to ride across the Brooklyn Bridge
Emily Roebling
On the _______ side of the bridge, a plaque on the tower honors Emily Roebling.
Brooklyn
Menlo Park
a message sent across a wire using electricity
telegraph
I helped my husband supervise the building of the Brooklyn Bridge
Emily Roebling
The number of years that Emily supervised the Brooklyn Bridge construction
How long was the bridge?
14 years
1 mile
The Brooklyn Bridge is a ________(type) bridge.
suspension
Describe Menlo Park
It was a 2-story building that was a:
1. laboratory,
2. a home for himself
3. and a boarding house for his workers
a bridge across the East River that connects Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York
Brooklyn Bridge
What disease did Washington Roebling contract while working in a tunnel under water?
decompression sickness
Emily received a degree from New York University. What was the degree? How old was she when she received the degree?
she received a law degree at the age of 56
a system of dots and dashes that represent letters of the alphabet is called _______ Code
Morse
I was a famous inventor of the phonograph, motion picture camera, and battery
Thomas Edison
a type of voice recorder invented by Thomas Edison
phonograph
American Society of Civil Engineers
a special license that protects an invention so others cannot copy it
patent
Instead of playing between train trips like the other boys, Thomas Edison _______
read books
Name Thomas Edison's favorite invention and tell what it did.
The phonograph recorded his voice as he read the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb"