Background
Tedesko, Anton was born on May 25, 1903 in Gruenberg, Germany. Son of Victor and Alice (Weiss) Tedesko. came to the United States, 1927, naturalized, 1938.
consulting engineering executive
Tedesko, Anton was born on May 25, 1903 in Gruenberg, Germany. Son of Victor and Alice (Weiss) Tedesko. came to the United States, 1927, naturalized, 1938.
C.E., Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria, 1926. Doctor of Science, Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria, 1951. Diploma engineer, Berlin, 1930.
Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Lehigh University, 1966. Honorary Doctor of Science, Technological University, Vienna, 1978.
Construction engineer, Vienna, 1926;
with, Fairbanks-Morse Company, Chicago, 1927;
with, Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company, Melrose Park, Illinois, 1927-1928;
assistant professor, Institute Technology, Vienna, 1929;
designer dams, bridges, shells, industrial structures, Dyckerhoff & Widmann, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1930-1932;
with, Roberts & Schaefer Company (engineers), Chicago, 1932-1967;
engineering manager, Roberts & Schaefer Company, Washington, 1943-1944;
structural manager, Roberts & Schaefer Company, Chicago, 1944-1954;
manager, Roberts & Schaefer Company. New York City, 1955;
vice president, Roberts & Schaefer Company, 1956-1967;
private consultant engineering, 1967-1994;
designer, supervisor construction arenas, air terminals, bridges, toll roads, industrial structures,
ballistic missile and space rocket launching facilities, wide-span hangars,
shell structures, evaluator structural failures, rehabilitation damaged structures. Director Thompson-Starrett Company, 1960-1961.
Arbitrator of engineering and construction disputes, structural engineer responsible for design rocket assemblyand launch facilities for manned lunar landing program Kennedy SpaceCenter, 1962-1966. Lecturer structural engineering numerous universities. Special work shell concrete structures of long span, prestressed concrete.
Consultant Headquarters United States Air Force, 1955-1970, to Chief Engineer, C.E., United States Army, 1970-1974, other government agys. Member various commissions and boards. Moderator engineering conferences.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary member award 1978). Member Research Council Performance of Structures, Reinforced Concrete Research Council (executive committee 1971-1994, Arthur J. Boase award 1978), Engineers Joint Council (metric commission 1973-1980), American Concrete Institute (director 1961-1964, honorary member, Henry C. Turner medal for applied innovation and professional competence, 1987, Phil. M. Ferguson memorial lecturer 1992), Society of America Military Engineers, American R.R. Engineering Association, International Association Bridge and Structural Engineering (United States delegate permanent commission 1965-1994, international award of merit in structural engineering 1978), International Association Shell and Spatial Structures (Honorary Member award 1979), National Academy Engineering.
Married Sally Murray, June 16, 1938. Children: Peter Alden, Suzanne Tedesko Affolter.