I’m reading “Devil in the White City” currently and in it is the story of the first Ferris Wheel — a center piece of Chicago’s world’s fair in 1893. Fascinating to read about the creation and novelty of something so ingrained in American life. Here it is, the first Ferris Wheel:

Posted November 24, 2008 | ∞ | File under: books, engineering, history, psychopaths