Donald Roebling

Donald Roebling
Born(1908-11-15)November 15, 1908
New York City, United States
DiedAugust 29, 1959(1959-08-29) (aged 50)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Inventor, engineer, philanthropist
Known forInvention of the amtrac in 1937

Donald Roebling (November 15, 1908 – August 29, 1959) was an eccentric twentieth-century American philanthropist, engineer, industrial designer, and inventor.

He was the great-grandson of John A. Roebling, who began the design of the Brooklyn Bridge, and the grandson of Colonel Washington A. Roebling and Emily Warren Roebling, who together completed the design and supervised its construction. His father was John A. Roebling II.