Engineering Studies

Spanning the Gilded Age: James Eads and the Great Steel Bridge
 
A discussion with Jack Brown, professor emeritus at University of Virginia, of his forthcoming book, Spanning the Gilded Age: James Eads and the Great Steel Bridge, with Johns Hopkins University Press (21 May 2024; available for preorder). At the broadest level, Spanning the Gilded Age explores the work of a brilliant polymath, the nature of engineering creativity, and the shifting tides of success and failure across time.
 
The preface and third chapter are attached below (login required).