He designed the magnificent George Washington Bridge, still the busiest bridge in the world.
On the road back to Rio, we stop underneath a spectacular old iron railway bridge - "the first curved iron bridge in the world, " Mauricio informs me, with some pride.
Spanning nearly 10 miles, the bridge is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.
The bridge at Ironbridge, the world's first bridge constructed of iron, had a considerable influence on developments in the fields of technology and architecture.
Microsoft's research lab in India, more so than its five counterparts around the world, has become the company's locus for ideas on how to use technology to bridge the developing world's digital divide and make some money along the way.
While wireless headset manufacturers battle one another to shrink their wares until they completely disappear into your ear canal, organizers of the Switched-On London lighting festival (not named, unfortunately, after the excellent column by NPD's Ross Rubin) have taken the opposite tack: for one week in February, they've transformed the famous Tower Bridge into the world's largest Bluetooth device (narrowly edging out the PS3).
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From its ribbon cutting in 2004, the viaduct was destined for Guinness: When finished, it had the highest road deck in Europe, the tallest piers and highest bridge tower in the world, and the longest launch of a bridge deck.
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Funny as it may seem now, the egg business was a bridge into the trading world.
By comparison, China's 36 kilometer (22 mile) Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the world's longest sea-crossing bridge, over seven times the length of the Mumbai bridge, took four years to get completed.
"By basing the center here at the school, we can act as a bridge between the academic world and the world of business and finance, bringing together people from different backgrounds, academic disciplines and from the international business community, to jointly focus on the most important policy debates of our time, " he said.
It promises to bridge the world of molecules with the "macro" world that the rest of us inhabit.
The trick, said Yanna Muru, is to clear and calm your mind to build a bridge into the spirit world.
Using their deep knowledge, and social savvy, the sisters are using tastings, events, speaking engagements, and more to build a bridge between the old-world nature of whisky and the demand for quality they see in the marketplace.
In the world of architecture, this week Vietnam unveiled the world's largest dragon-shaped bridge -- and it actually breathes fire!
These days using a Yahoo e-mail address carries all the cultural cachet of carrying a Zune, signaling membership in the bridge-and-tunnel crowd of the tech world.
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For us at the other end of the world when we are trying to bridge responsible tourism with conservation and community, that puts enormous pressure on us.
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On Thursday afternoon, after a suitable send off, the SA Agulhas will weigh anchor and slip beneath Tower Bridge on its way to the world's coldest continent.
Opened in 1890, The Forth Bridge is a Scottish icon that is recognised the world over as the most famous of cantilever designs.
"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides, " Knell said.
Finally, culture, as a means of communication, social cohesion, economic growth and creativity remains a priority for UNESCO, since it continues to bridge the peoples of the world.
Just about a mile down the river, construction is moving forward on Blackfriars Station, the world's largest solar bridge.
Baghdad also now boasts what Iraqis claim is the Middle East's tallest tower (erected in competition with Kuwait), the region's only double-decker bridge and a complete reconstruction of the world's oldest palace at nearby Babylon.
For seven years Warren Buffett, the so-called Oracle of Omaha, ranked just behind his good friend and bridge partner Bill Gates as the world's second-richest man.
The goal of the challenge, hosted on the Bridge Web Platform, is to incentivize scientists from around the world to work together to develop a model that best predicts the survival of breast cancer patients.
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She has squabbled publicly with her most famous compatriot, microcredit pioneer and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, over his control of Grameen Bank, and with the World Bank over a bridge project linked to corruption allegations.
Strenuous efforts will be needed to capitalize on the opportunities offered by the World Summit on Information Societies (WSIS) to bridge the gender divide which is already apparent within the emerging information society.
"I think my understanding of the United States as a society, as a culture, as a government, as an interest -- the national interest of America, as well as my understanding of the Arab world and the Muslim world -- I think I can be a bridge that will help, " said Fadel Lamen, a seasoned professional who specializes in Middle East affairs.
The 60-year-old Scolari, who won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil, took charge at Stamford Bridge last July after leading Portugal at the Euro 2008 finals.
The world's first iron bridge was built there in 1779 by Abraham Darby III.
Then I was across the bridge and in lower Manhattan, another world, still without power.
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