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John C. Allen (May 21, 1907 – August 17, 1979) was a roller coaster designer who was responsible for the revival of wooden roller coasters which began in the 1960s. He attended Drexel University. He started working for the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1934 as a coaster operator and rose to become president of the company by 1954. He has designed more than 25 coasters and made significant contributions to roller coaster technology. He once said, "You don't need a degree in engineering to design roller coasters, you need a degree in psychology."

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  • John C. Allen (en)
  • جون س. ألين (ar)
  • John C. Allen (fr)
  • John C. Allen (sv)
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  • جون س. ألين (بالإنجليزية: John C. Allen)‏ هو مصمم أمريكي، ولد في 21 مايو 1907 في فيلادلفيا في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 17 أغسطس 1979. (ar)
  • John C. Allen (May 21, 1907 – August 17, 1979) was a roller coaster designer who was responsible for the revival of wooden roller coasters which began in the 1960s. He attended Drexel University. He started working for the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1934 as a coaster operator and rose to become president of the company by 1954. He has designed more than 25 coasters and made significant contributions to roller coaster technology. He once said, "You don't need a degree in engineering to design roller coasters, you need a degree in psychology." (en)
  • John C. Allen, né le 21 mai 1907 à Philadelphie et mort le 17 août 1979 [Où ?], est un concepteur américain de montagnes russes qui a participé à la renaissance des montagnes russes en bois dans les années 1970. (fr)
  • John C. Allen, född 21 maj 1907 i Philadelphia, död 17 augusti 1979, var en amerikansk berg- och dalbanekonstruktör som bidrog till den pånyttfödelse av berg- och dalbanor i trä som började på 1970-talet. Han började arbeta för 1934 som berg- och dalbaneoperatör och arbetade sig sedan uppåt i hierarkin och blev chef för företaget 1954. Han har designat mer än 25 attraktioner och har gjort betydelsefulla bidrag till utvecklandet av berg- och dalbaneteknologi. Han har en gång sagt; "Du behöver inte en ingenjörsexamen för att designa berg- och dalbanor, du behöver en psykologiexamen." (sv)
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