Eiffel’s Paris — an Engineer’s Guide

At the end of the day, whatever engineers think that they know, the thing has to work.

Jean-Augustine Barral devoted his career to the important task of improving agriculture in France.

Louis Poinsot interpreted Newton’s laws of motion to lay the foundations for modern engineering analysis.

Although known today primarily for his theoretical work on fluid mechanics, Claude-Louis Navier melded theory with engineering practice…

The success of the American Revolution owed much to engineers trained at France’s Royal Military Academy.

Poncelet established the topics of statics, kinematics, and strength of materials as the foundation of an engineer’s education.