Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
civil engineer
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Purdue_University
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Mississippi_River
|
| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary_degree_from_Washington_University_in_St._Louis
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1820-05-23
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Lawrenceburg,_Indiana
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:James_Eads_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
military engineering
civil engineering standards |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1887-03-08
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| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
|
| gptkbp:electronicSystems |
innovative
|
| gptkbp:field |
engineering
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| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:Eads_Bridge_Company
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first major steel bridge in the U.S.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
James B. Eads
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| gptkbp:influenced |
modern bridge engineering
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:John_A._Roebling
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
river navigation improvements |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
innovative use of steel
designing_the_Eads_Bridge |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Eads_Bridge_remains_a_vital_transportation_link.
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Eads_Bridge
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
steel bridge construction
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| gptkbp:occupation |
engineer
|
| gptkbp:patentCitation |
submarine design
dredging machine ironclad warship design |
| gptkbp:project |
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkb:Eads_Bridge gptkb:St._Louis_riverfront_park 1867 1874 suspension bridge Mississippi_River_improvements St._Louis_economic_development St._Louis_flood_control St._Louis_public_works St._Louis_shipping_improvements St._Louis_transportation_improvements St._Louis_urban_development St._Louis_harbor_improvements St._Louis_infrastructure_development St._Louis_waterfront_development St._Louis_bridge_projects St._Louis_navigation_improvements St._Louis_railway_improvements |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Sarah_Eads
|