Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler

TED-Ed

Publisher: Youtube

Published: Feb 21, 2022

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language:en;Explore the construction of California’s Golden Gate Bridge;and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible. -- Stretching 227 meters tall;two towers were assembled to support California’s Golden Gate Bridge. They were just one of the challenges facing engineers Charles Ellis and Joseph Strauss. Even before construction began;many thought the project impossible: the strait was home to powerful winds;constant fog;and earthquakes. So how was this iconic bridge created? Alex Gendler details the feat. Lesson by Alex Gendler;directed by Anton Bogaty. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/building-the-impossible-golden-gate-bridge-alex-gendler Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/building-the-impossible-golden-gate-bridge-alex-gendler#digdeeper Animator's website: https://www.instagram.com/anton_bogaty Music: https://www.campstudio.co ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Cindy O.;Jørgen Østerpart;Tyron Jung;Carolyn Corwin;Carsten Tobehn;Katie Dean;Ezgi Yersu;Gerald Onyango;alessandra tasso;Côme Vincent;Doreen Reynolds-Consolati;Manognya Chakrapani;Ayala Ron;Samantha Chow;Eunsun Kim;Phyllis Dubrow;Ophelia Gibson Best;Paul Schneider;Joichiro Yamada;Henrique Cassús;Lyn-z Schulte;Elaine Fitzpatrick;Karthik Cherala;Clarence E. Harper Jr.;Vignan Velivela;Ana Maria;Exal Enrique Cisneros Tuch;Tejas Dc;Khalifa Alhulail;Martin Stephen;Dan Paterniti;Jose Henrique Leopoldo e Silva;Elnathan Joshua Bangayan;Jayant Sahewal;Mandeep Singh;Abhijit Kiran Valluri;Kris Siverhus;Devin Harris;Pavel Zalevskiy;Karen Goepen-Wee;Filip Dabrowski;Barbara Smalley;Megan Douglas;Tim Leistikow;Ka-Hei Law;Hiroshi Uchiyama;Mark Morris;Misaki Sato;EdoKun and Boytsov Ilya.;Education;golden gate bridge;golden gate;golden gate strait;san andreas fault;charles ellis;joseph strauss;suspension bridge;cantilever bridge;california;bridge engineering;panama canal;seawall;irving morrow;architecture;international orange;san francisco;engineering;bridge design;golden gate fog;golden gate spire;construction;history;education;animation;alex gendler;anton bogaty;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education