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The Brotherhood of the Tower — 72 Engineers and Scientists Named by Gustave Eiffel
The Brotherhood of the Tower — 72 Engineers and Scientists Named by Gustave Eiffel
Gustave Eiffel built his tower to celebrate a brotherhood that launched France to the forefront of science and technology.
William Nuttle
Mar 27, 2020
The Metamorphosis of Eiffel’s Paris
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Paris — the Revolutionary City
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Paris in 1788 — Garden of the Enlightenment
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Political Engineers
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An Empire Built of Iron
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Visions of Technological Utopia - from a Hillside Overlooking Paris to the Eiffel Tower
Visions of Technological Utopia - from a Hillside Overlooking Paris to the Eiffel Tower
Before the Tech Bros of Silicon Valley there were the Saint-Simonians of Menilmontant.
William Nuttle
Nov 26, 2023
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Engineers in the Shadow of Science
Engineers in the Shadow of Science
Engineers in the United States, unfairly, are seen to work in the shadow of scientists. That is the view expressed by William Hammack…
William Nuttle
Aug 21, 2022
Walk, Run, Fly — Railroads Revolutionized Travel in the 19th Century
Walk, Run, Fly — Railroads Revolutionized Travel in the 19th Century
The world suddenly began moving faster for people living in France and England during the 1800s… much, much faster.
William Nuttle
Oct 13, 2023
Cultivating a New Science — Barral
Cultivating a New Science — Barral
Jean-Augustine Barral devoted his career to the important task of improving agriculture in France.
William Nuttle
Apr 13, 2020
Interpreting Newton’s Laws — Louis Poinsot
Interpreting Newton’s Laws — Louis Poinsot
Louis Poinsot interpreted Newton’s laws of motion to lay the foundations for modern engineering analysis.
William Nuttle
Aug 19, 2020
Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier
Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier
Although known today primarily for his theoretical work on fluid mechanics, Claude-Louis Navier melded theory with engineering practice…
William Nuttle
Feb 12, 2020
The Revolution Will Be Engineered
The Revolution Will Be Engineered
The success of the American Revolution owed much to engineers trained at France’s Royal Military Academy.
William Nuttle
Sep 23, 2020
Why “Les Misérables”, Victor Hugo’s Epic Novel, Is Important Now
Why “Les Misérables”, Victor Hugo’s Epic Novel, Is Important Now
Victor Hugo wrote Les Misérables to make sense of life lived during a difficult time.
William Nuttle
Mar 6, 2021
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