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[[File:Percy Pennybacker.jpg|thumb|P. V. Pennybacker]] |
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==Professional success== |
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Pennybacker worked for the Texas Highway Department in the early 1900s designing bridges. |
Pennybacker worked for the Texas Highway Department in the early 1900s designing bridges. He earned his civil engineering degree from the [[University of Texas at Austin]]. He served as a [[Captain (land and air)|captain]] in the [[United States Army Air Service|Army Air Service]] during [[World War I]]. After the war, he worked in [[Kansas]] and Texas. During [[World War II]], he became interested in welded construction as an alternative to [[rivets]]. By promoting the use of [[welding]] for heavy stress bridge design, he is credited with saving the state of Texas millions of dollars. |
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When he retired from the Texas Highway Department, he worked another three years for the city of Austin as a civil engineer. |
When he retired from the Texas Highway Department, he worked another three years for the city of Austin as a civil engineer. |
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He was honored as "Outstanding Engineer" by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, was a member of the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]], and brought the American Welding Society to Austin. |
He was honored as "Outstanding Engineer" by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, was a member of the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]], and brought the American Welding Society to Austin. |
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==Childhood== |
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His father, also Percy V. Pennybacker, and mother Anna (Hardwicke) Pennybacker married in [[Tyler, Texas]] in |
His father, also Percy V. Pennybacker, and mother Anna (''née'' Hardwicke) Pennybacker married in [[Tyler, Texas]] in 1884. Percy junior was born in [[Palestine, Texas]] and was one of four children. His father, a school superintendent, suffered from [[diabetes]] and died of the disease in 1899 while Percy was young. Like his father, Percy too suffered from diabetes. After spending a year in the hospital as a young civil engineer, he became one of the first patients treated with [[insulin]]. His mother Anna, an educator and activist<ref>[http://gradworks.umi.com/32/98/3298381.html "The Texas cyclone: The life of educator-activist Anna J. H. Pennybacker"], Kelley Marie Reidt, 2006</ref> wrote and published [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-2388 ''A New History of Texas for Schools''], which was adopted by the [[Texas Legislature]] for use in public schools from 1898 through 1913.<ref>[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpe30 "PENNYBACKER, ANNA J. HARDWICKE"]</ref> The family moved from Palestine to [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] in 1900. |
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==Non-professional life== |
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He married Mary Alice. |
He married Mary Alice. An [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]], he helped found [http://www.sgchurch.org/ St. George's Episcopal Church] in Austin. |
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==Recognition== |
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The iconic [[Pennybacker Bridge]] (a.k.a. the "360 bridge") in |
The iconic [[Pennybacker Bridge]] (a.k.a. the "360 bridge") in Austin, Texas is named in his honor. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 12:51, 27 May 2024
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Percy V. Pennybacker Jr. (1895–1963) was a Texas civil engineer who pioneered the technology of welded structures, particularly for bridges.
Professional success
[edit]Pennybacker worked for the Texas Highway Department in the early 1900s designing bridges. He earned his civil engineering degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He served as a captain in the Army Air Service during World War I. After the war, he worked in Kansas and Texas. During World War II, he became interested in welded construction as an alternative to rivets. By promoting the use of welding for heavy stress bridge design, he is credited with saving the state of Texas millions of dollars.
When he retired from the Texas Highway Department, he worked another three years for the city of Austin as a civil engineer.
He was honored as "Outstanding Engineer" by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and brought the American Welding Society to Austin.
Childhood
[edit]His father, also Percy V. Pennybacker, and mother Anna (née Hardwicke) Pennybacker married in Tyler, Texas in 1884. Percy junior was born in Palestine, Texas and was one of four children. His father, a school superintendent, suffered from diabetes and died of the disease in 1899 while Percy was young. Like his father, Percy too suffered from diabetes. After spending a year in the hospital as a young civil engineer, he became one of the first patients treated with insulin. His mother Anna, an educator and activist[1] wrote and published A New History of Texas for Schools, which was adopted by the Texas Legislature for use in public schools from 1898 through 1913.[2] The family moved from Palestine to Austin in 1900.
Non-professional life
[edit]He married Mary Alice. An Episcopalian, he helped found St. George's Episcopal Church in Austin.
Recognition
[edit]The iconic Pennybacker Bridge (a.k.a. the "360 bridge") in Austin, Texas is named in his honor.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Texas cyclone: The life of educator-activist Anna J. H. Pennybacker", Kelley Marie Reidt, 2006
- ^ "PENNYBACKER, ANNA J. HARDWICKE"
External links
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