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Description
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge tests took place in the wind tunnel at Caltech -Pasadena- in the Daniel Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory. The video investigates the causes of the Tacoma Narrow Bridge failure with a model of the entire span constructed to 1/234 scale. The von Karman papers include minutes of the committee that asked von Karman to carry the tests. This reel is part of a series of footage covering von Kármán's family, his travels, his meeting with scientists and technical footage. The films were made by von Kármán himself or by family members and friends.
Type
moving image
Format
Original 16mm film
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
TVK-162-11 capsca_000017
Provenance
California Institute of Technology Archives California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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