John Roebling, the designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, was a civil engineer who invented twisted wire-rope cable.
also worked on the design of the George Washington Bridge.
took over the building of the bridge after his father died.
emigrated to the United States from Czechoslovakia.

Read this excerpt from leah missbach day's foreword to wheels of change. bicycles have long played a role in my life. as a young woman, i rode one year-round before i had a car. but it was later in adulthood that the bicycle became more than a source of transportation for me. the bicycle actually began to truly shape the way i saw the world. what is the author's purpose for including this in the foreword?