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Plato and Aristotle: How Do They Differ?
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12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
Confucius statue at a Confucian Temple in Shanghai, China. Confucianism religion
What is the Difference Between Daoism and Confucianism?
Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)
8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

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Born January 1, 1810 • Pennsylvania
Died June 21, 1862 (aged 52) • Cairo • Illinois
Washington Augustus Roebling, 1870
Washington Augustus Roebling
American engineer
John A. Roebling
John Augustus Roebling
American engineer
Roebling, Emily Warren
Emily Warren Roebling
American socialite, builder, and businesswoman
Engineer Gustav Lindenthal (second from right) and his chief assistant, Othmar Ammann (second from left), posing upon the completion of the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City, 1916.
Othmar Herman Ammann
American engineer
Mackinac Bridge
David Barnard Steinman
American engineer
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
British engineer
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel
French-British engineer
Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford
Scottish engineer
Marc Séguin, the Elder
French engineer
Sir Gilbert Roberts
British engineer
Julius Rosenberg
American engineer and spy
August Belmont, Jr.
American banker
Panama Canal: Miraflores Locks
John Frank Stevens
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Latrobe, Benjamin
Benjamin Latrobe
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Jervis, John Bloomfield: Stourbridge Lion
John Bloomfield Jervis
American engineer
Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute
American engineer
Henry J. Kaiser
American industrialist
Charles Crocker
American businessman
Albert Fink
American engineer
Karl Terzaghi
American engineer