| Description |
223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction - From Dijon to Levallois: childhood, youth and early works: -- The Eiffel family -- Childhood -- The formative years -- The early works -- The bridge builder: -- The Eiffel Company -- First important commissions -- Budapest Station -- The Douro Bridge -- Expansion of the company in France and throughout the world -- The Garabit Viaduct -- Major works -- The 300-meter tower: -- Forerunners -- The genesis of Eiffel's project -- Work in progress -- Behind the scenes -- Through visitors' eyes -- The tower as a subject of controversy -- Not a trace of art: -- Art of industry? -- The tower as icon -- Last works: -- The Panama affair -- Abortive projects -- Scientific work -- Appendices |
| Summary |
A history of the Eiffel Tower and the civil engineer/architect who built it. This work also covers the tower's influence on society and its impact on architecture, engineering, the arts, etc |
| Notes |
Translation of: Eiffel, un ingénieur et son oeuvre |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923.
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Engineers -- France -- Biography.
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Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
85042913 |
| ISBN |
0847806316 |
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9780847806317 |
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