ms. mcmickens blair: one of the most important lessons i believe we can take away from the roebling familynd company is that innovation is real. there is a don't tell us it cannot be done attitude. we can do this, we can innovate, we can make something we have thought about come to being, and by that ingenuity and engineering, we can change the way people live their lives in a positive way. john a roebling became an engineer. he studied at the royal academy in prussia, where he was from. he realized america had some of the most amazing structures. he was interested in bridges. ..around 1847 or so, he came to the united states, planted himself in saxonburg outside of pittsburgh. he started farming. what is an engineer doing farming? not much. the pennsylvania railroad was having issues developing ways to pull ships and trains over mountainous areas. they were using hemp rope, they often would break. john roebling saw a problem he gets off with engineering practice and know-how. after taking his idea to the railroad system, they said if you come up with the idea and make it work, we will buy

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