Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler

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Details the engineering challenges and construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Historical engineering education.

A 5-minute video from TED-Ed: “Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler”.

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