The world famous Brooklyn Bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York is simply spectacular and an enchanting engineering wonder.
John Roebling had harboured a novel idea of a bridge of this sort, but the engineers and experts considered this idea utopian and asked him to throw it out of his mind. They said that it is simply impossible. Roebling was not disheartened by those disappointing and discouraging words.
Roebling’s conviction grew stronger that the bridge could be built and hence began to convince his son, Washington, an up-coming engineer. They recruited their crew and began to build the bridge. The enthusiastic beginning came to a halt with an accident when John Roebling was killed and Washington suffered severe brain damage which resulted in his not being able to walk or talk or even move.
Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. However, Washington Roebling had an indefatigable determination to complete the bridge. He began developing a mode of communication as he lay in the hospital. With the only finger that he could move, he touched the arm of his wife and tapped the code. She then communicated to the engineers who carried out the instruction.
The instruction tapped out with one finger by the bed-ridden Washington Roebling brought the dream bridge to a reality after thirteen years.
— Sajith Cyriac
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