How a Student's Question Saved This NYC Skyscraper

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April 26, 2025
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How a Student's Question Saved This NYC Skyscraper

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This is Citicorp Center. In the summer of 1978, it had been open for less than a year when its structural engineer, Bill LeMessurier, made a terrifying discovery. His cutting edge skyscraper, an engineering marvel had a fatal flaw. Winds of just 110 kilometers per hour could cause it to collapse in the middle of Manhattan, potentially killing thous... Read More

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