"Eiffel, the genius of iron", edited by Christine Bonneton

A man born in Burgundy, whose company specializing in metal construction worked throughout Europe but still in Peru or on the Indochinese peninsula, in Africa or in Manila ... building stations, churches, road bridges and railway viaducts, some of which, through their boldness and elegance, have gone down in history.

Gustave Eiffel is a name carried to the pinnacle, almost mythified (it is only to see the number of riveted iron bridges which are falsely attributed to him), both in France and abroad, and yet the man and too often his career has gone unrecognized. Rediscovering man, his shadows, his merits and those of others, such is the ambition of this book. Written in a pleasant style and with rigor, embellished with an abundant and varied iconography, this work is a beautiful book whose reading makes you more educated on an iron giant and "know-how". Philippe Ménager is a historian, specialist in the world of engineers and bridges and pavements in the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries.

The strong points :

• A richly illustrated industrial adventure.
• A human adventure that goes far beyond the Eiffel Tower.
• Incredible achievements around the world.
• A large format (24 x 26) and a great gift idea.