What is Leslie E. Robertson?
'''Leslie Earl Robertson''' (February 12, 1928 – February 11, 2021) was an American engineer. He was the lead [[structural engineer]] of the Twin Towers of the original [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2011/09/the_world_trade_center_work_of.html|title=The World Trade Center: Work of genius, undone by the unthinkable|first=For The|last=Star-Ledger|date=Sep 10, 2011|website=nj|access-date=Feb 11, 2021}}</ref> He was the structural engineer on other projects, including the [[Shanghai World Financial Center]] and the [[Bank of China Tower]] in [[Hong Kong]]. Robertson was born in [[Manhattan Beach, California]]. Robertson died on February 11, 2021 in [[San Mateo, California]] from [[blood cancer]], one day before his 93rd birthday.<ref name = NYT>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/nyregion/leslie-robertson-dead.html|title = Leslie Robertson, Who Engineered the World Trade Center, Dies at 92|last = Bernstein|first = Fred A.|date = February 11, 2021|access-date = February 11, 2021|work = [[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{World Trade Center}} {{authority control}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Leslie E.}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from blood cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in California]] [[Category:Engineers from California]] [[Category:Businesspeople from California]]