We were also fortunate that they never had the full funds to make the original design.
That included a colonnade with a large statue of General Washington riding off in a chariot. Instead, the founders of the Washington National Monument Society simply decided to build the obelisk itself.
Seconded. I read this last year, and recommend it. You get a good sense of the politics, showmanship and engineering that went into the Eiffel Tower, as well as the fun and excitement of the Exposition.
Couldn’t this be attributed to the winds blowing through it rather than around it?
How could this thread have gone this far without mentioning Franz Reichalt’s parachute coat?
It couldn’t. Check post #10 
Surprised no one’s mentioned broadcasting. The first radio transmitter went up in 1903, the first television in 1935. It’s still used this way.
What about the mention of radio in post #12?
Buried. Nyaaah.
