George Ferris's Valentine's Day gift to science teachers

Whenever anyone remarks at the wonder of a Ferris wheel, they are indeed invoking the genius of a Rensselaer engineer. George W.G. Ferris is among the most notable alumni of our university, and there's certainly an

Google is celebrating Valentine's Day with a Google Doodle honoring George Ferris, the creator of the original Ferris Wheel (and the source of its name). As previously reported, the doodle hit the other side of the world as it

George Ferris, born George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., grew up in Galesburg, Ill., and Carson Valley, Nev.,. He started working on railroads after college and his company, G.W.G. Ferris & Co., which was based in Pennsylvania, focused on ensuring the

The latest interactive doodle to capture the imaginations of those using the world's largest search engine, today's Google Doodle sees the expected Valentine's Day themed adaptation partnered with a quirky remembrance for George Ferris, the man

Today Google has a cute Google doodle of a Ferris wheel; I figured it was because Ferris wheels are romantic, but it's also the birthday of George Ferris, born in Galesburg in 1859 (and namesake of Galesburg founder George Washington Gale), though he