The Birth of GWG Ferris's Wheel

We've all ridden in Ferris Wheels - including some that are getting really pretty gigantic. But have you ever wondered where they came from?

Rod tells Will the story of Ferris's Wheel!

The Wholesome Show is Dr Will Grant and Dr Rod Lamberts, proudly brought to you by The Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science!

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Sources:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-25/what-happens-when-every-city-has-a-giant-ferris-wheel

https://interestingengineering.com/the-worlds-largest-ferris-wheel-has-just-opened-in-dubai?utm_source=IGStory&utm_medium=Article&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=Oct27

https://pressofatlanticcity.com/history/look-back-atlantic-citys-almost-famous-somers-wheel/article_289d2b62-27a5-59d4-b1a0-44821117ed61.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-ferris-wheel-180955300/

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2019/05/06/history-of-the-ferris-wheel-new-jersey-william-somers-george-ferris/1116618001/

Ferris Wheels: An illustrated History N.D.Anderson (2006) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/0968.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20130118143455/http://www.hydeparkhistory.org/newsletter.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Gale_Ferris_Jr.

https://petticoatsandpistols.com/2015/02/02/ferris-pleasure-wheel/

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