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In this episode of the Pez family podcast, discover how the Brooklyn Bridge became one of the world's greatest engineering achievements! Learn about John Roebling's revolutionary steel-cable design, the dangerous underwater caisson construction where workers faced 'the bends,', and Emily Roebling's groundbreaking role as one of America's first female engineers. Hear the amazing story of how P.T. Barnum paraded 21 elephants across the bridge to prove it was safe, and try hands-on activities to build your own suspension bridge and feel the forces of tension and compression!
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