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Gustave Eiffel Eiffel Tower, Paris Porto: Dom Luís I Bridge The Eiffel Tower, Paris, designed by Gustave Eiffel, 1887–89. Garabit Viaduct Engraved portrait of French engineer Gustave Eiffel, shown with a trimmed beard and mustache, wearing a suit and tie, facing slightly to the viewer's left.
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Gustave Eiffel French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel, photographed by Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon); in the Caisse Nationale des Monuments Historiques, Paris.

Gustave Eiffel

French engineer
Also known as: Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel
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Gustave Eiffel (born Dec. 15, 1832, Dijon, France—died Dec. 28, 1923, Paris) was a French civil engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, meteorologist, and aerodynamics researcher, renowned for the tower in Paris that bears his name. What Is a Compressed-Air Caisson? A compressed-air caisson (also called a pneumatic caisson) is a watertight, bottomless retaining structure sealed at the top and filled with pressurized air. It is used in civil engineering to provide a dry underground working environment for...

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