PinnedPublished inEiffel’s Paris — an Engineer’s GuideWhy “Les Misérables”, Victor Hugo’s Epic Novel, Is Important NowVictor Hugo wrote Les Misérables to make sense of life lived during a difficult time.Mar 6, 20211Mar 6, 20211
The pen works for itself …The pen works for itself, and acts like a hand, modelling the plastic material over and over again to the form that suits it best. The…Oct 3Oct 3
Published inILLUMINATIONParis, Swimming in the Seine, and a Bid to Be the World’s Greenest CityThe greening of Paris builds on the city’s history leading revolutionary change.Jan 271Jan 271
Published inEiffel’s Paris — an Engineer’s GuideVisions of Technological Utopia - from a Hillside Overlooking Paris to the Eiffel TowerBefore the Tech Bros of Silicon Valley there were the Saint-Simonians of Menilmontant.Nov 27, 2023Nov 27, 2023
Published inEiffel’s Paris — an Engineer’s GuideWalk, Run, Fly — Railroads Revolutionized Travel in the 19th CenturyThe world suddenly began moving faster for people living in France and England during the 1800s… much, much faster.Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023
Published inEiffel’s Paris — an Engineer’s GuideLazare Carnot at the Birth of the Modern Engineer in FranceCarnot’s initiative gave engineers of France their mission in the 19th century to serve the public good through public works.Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 2023
Published inEiffel’s Paris — an Engineer’s GuideThe Calculated Advantage of French EngineersFrench engineers in the 19th century were innovators in building with iron and steel. Their secret revolutionized the field of engineering.Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 2023
Published inEiffel’s Paris — an Engineer’s GuideThe Metamorphosis of Eiffel’s ParisGustave Eiffel witnessed Paris transformed over the course of his career. The Eiffel Tower marked its emergence as a modern metropolis.Jul 24, 2023Jul 24, 2023
Published inEiffel’s Paris — an Engineer’s GuideParis in 1788 — Garden of the EnlightenmentSeeds of modernity planted in Paris by King Louis XIV grew to produce a bitter fruit.Jan 2, 2023Jan 2, 2023
Published inEiffel’s Paris — an Engineer’s GuideParis in Medieval Times (~350 to 1500 CE)Following its tumultuous medieval period Paris adopted the motto of boatmen of the Seine River: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Tossed but not…Nov 13, 2022Nov 13, 2022
