Leonardo Torres Quevedo, ingeniero de caminosdel ferrocarril al teleférico

  1. Daniel González Fernández 1
  2. Francisco González Redondo 2
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

  2. 2 University of Bristol
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    University of Bristol

    Brístol, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/0524sp257

Journal:
Abaco: Revista de cultura y ciencias sociales

ISSN: 0213-6252

Year of publication: 2021

Issue: 108-109

Pages: 148-157

Type: Article

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Abstract

Leonardo Torres Quevedo can be considered the total engineer. Formally, he was only a civil engineer, but his work covered many other engineering fields: Aeronautics, Computing, Naval construction, Mechanics, Telecommunications, etc. Nevertheless, this paper details the beginnings of his career as a railroad engineer and his transition from railways to airways, what he considered “multi-wire aerial roads”: his transbordador as the origin of the cable car for passengers.

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