Stefan Bryła
Stefan Bryła | |
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| Born | 17 August 1886 |
| Died | 9 December 1943 (aged 57) |
| Occupation | construction engineer |
| Known for | the first welded bridge in the world |
Stefan Władysław Bryła (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstɛfan vwaˈdɨswav ˈbrɨwa]; born 17 August 1886 in Kraków – died 3 December 1943 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish construction engineer and welding pioneer.[1] He designed and built the first welded road bridge in the world.[2]
Biography
Bryła was a professor at the Lwów University of Technology from 1927 and at the Warsaw University of Technology from 1934. Bryła was the author of basic methods of welding steel structures.
In 1927 he designed the
Prudential in Warsaw in 1932.[4]
During
Action AB by the Germans in Warsaw on 3 December 1943 at 13 Puławska Street. His commemorative grave is located at the Powązki Cemetery
in Warsaw.
Gallery
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Prudential, Warsaw -
Dom Bez Kantów ("House Without Edges"), Warsaw -
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Jagiellonian Library, Kraków -
PKO Building, Warsaw
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See also
- List of Poles
- Timeline of Polish science and technology
References
- ^ "Achievements of Polish Scientists in the Technical Sciences". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ISBN 9781524596644. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ^ Sapp, Mark E. (22 February 2008). "Welding Timeline 1900-1950". WeldingHistory.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ "Katowice Skyscraper". Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ^ "Giants of Polish science-Stefan Władysław Bryła". Polish Institute of National Remembrance. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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