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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. | 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. | He is best known for the world-famous [[Eiffel Tower (nonfiction)|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. | After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel focused on research into meteorology and aerodynamics, and making significant contributions in both fields. | ||
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== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Crimes against physical constants]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
External links | * [[Eiffel Tower (nonfiction)]] | ||
== External links == | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel Gustave Eiffel] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel Gustave Eiffel] @ Wikipedia | ||
Latest revision as of 11:27, 14 April 2020
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