Gustave Eiffel (nonfiction): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
External links: | External links: | ||
* [ Gustave Eiffel] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel Gustave Eiffel] @ Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 13:48, 23 December 2016
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer and architect.
A graduate of the prestigious École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures of France, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit viaduct.
He is best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, and his contribution to building the Statue of Liberty in New York.
After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel focused on research into meteorology and aerodynamics, and making significant contributions in both fields.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Gustave Eiffel @ Wikipedia