John Skilling
John Skilling(October 8, 1921 inLos Angeles,California– March 5, 1998 inSeattle,Washington) was acivil engineerandarchitect,best known for being the chiefstructural engineerof theWorld Trade Center.[1]
Early life
[edit]John Skillinggraduatedfrom theUniversity of Washingtonin 1947 with a B.S. in civil engineering[2]and started working for an engineeringfirmcalled W.H. Witt Co, which is now known asMagnusson Klemencic Associates.[3]He married at a young age and had three children—two girls and a boy.[3]
Engineering work
[edit]John started working for the W.H.Witt Co. soon after graduation. In 1983, he became the chairman of the firm. Prominent constructions under his leadership include theWorld Trade Center,Rainier Bank Tower,theSeafirst Building,Seafirst Fifth Avenue Tower,Century Square,Columbia Seafirst Centerand theWashington State Convention and Trade Center.[3]
Seattle Times interview
[edit]In 1993 after the1993 World Trade Center bombing,John Skilling said in an interview to theSeattle Timesthat according to their studies the World Trade Center was strong enough to withstand the impact of aBoeing 707.The only thing they were worried about was, in case of an airplane crash, the dumping of all airfuel into the building which would cause a horrendous fire. The building structure would still be there.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"John Skilling — Encyclopædia Britannica".Britannica.Retrieved2009-02-18.
- ^Hancock, Marge Rose."Skilling, John B. (1921-1998)".HistoryLink.org.Retrieved21 December2019.
- ^abc"John Skilling".Retrieved2009-02-18.
- ^Nalder, Eric (1993-02-27)."Twin Towers Engineered To Withstand Jet Collision".The Seattle Times.Retrieved2009-02-18.
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