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It was described as not particularly exciting, but it was also said to contain a hint of resentment from Ernest Ransom towards the Californian technical society for not accepting his innovation.
In his book Reinforced Concrete Buildings published in 1912, which is not the most scintillating of texts, but in it you can detect a tinge of bitterness in Ransom's words as he describes how his twis...
— Episode: Rebar and the Alvord Lake Bridge
Episode: Rebar and the Alvord Lake Bridge
It was described as not particularly exciting, but it was also said to contain a hint of resentment from Ernest Ransom towards the Californian technical society for not accepting his innovation.
In his book Reinforced Concrete Buildings published in 1912, which is not the most scintillating of texts, but in it you can detect a tinge of bitterness in Ransom's words as he describes how his twisted rebar was laughed down by the technical society in California.