The 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
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On the Eiffel Tower, seventy two names of French scientists, engineers and some other notable people are engraved in recognition of their contributions by Gustave Eiffel. This engraving was painted over at the beginning of the twentieth century and restored in 1986-1987 by Société Nouvelle d'exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, a company contracted to operate business related to the Tower. The Tower is owned by the city of Paris.
| Name appearing | Whole name | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Seguin | Marc Seguin | mechanic |
| Lalande | Joseph Jérôme Lefrançais de Lalande | astronomer |
| Tresca | Henri Tresca | engineer and mechanic |
| Poncelet | Jean-Victor Poncelet Gernald | geometer |
| Bresse | Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse | civil engineer and hydraulic engineer |
| Lagrange | Joseph Louis Lagrange | mathematician |
| Belanger | Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Joseph Bélanger | mathematician |
| Cuvier | Georges Cuvier | naturalist |
| Laplace | Pierre-Simon Laplace | mathematician and astronomer |
| Dulong | Pierre Louis Dulong | physicist and chemist |
| Chasles | Michel Chasles | geometer |
| Lavoisier | Antoine Lavoisier | chemist |
| Ampere | André-Marie Ampère | mathematician and physicist |
| Chevreul | Michel Eugène Chevreul | chemist |
| Flachat | Jeugène Flachat | engineer |
| Navier | Claude-Louis Marie Henri Navier | mathematician |
| Legendre | Adrien-Marie Legendre | geometer |
| Chaptal | Jean-Antoine Chaptal | agronomist and chemist |
| Jamin | Jules Célestin Jamin | physicist |
| Gay-Lussac | Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac | chemist |
| Fizeau | Hippolyte Fizeau | physicist |
| Schneider | Jacques Schneider | industrialist |
| Le Chatelier | Henri Louis le Chatelier | chemist |
| Berthier | Pierre Berthier | mineralogist |
| Barral | Jean-Augustin Barral | agronomist, chemist, physicist |
| De Dion | Albert de Dion | engineer |
| Goüin | Ernest Goüin | engineer and industrialist |
| Jousselin | Alexandre Louis Jousselin | engineer |
| Broca | Paul Pierre Broca | physician and anthropologist |
| Becquerel | Antoine Henri Becquerel | physicist |
| Coriolis | Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis | engineer and scientist |
| Cail | Jean-François Cail | industrialist |
| Triger | Jacques Triger | engineer |
| Giffard | Henri Giffard | engineer |
| Perrier | François Perrier | geographer and mathematician |
| Sturm | Jacques Charles François Sturm | mathematician |
| Cauchy | Augustin Louis Cauchy | mathematician |
| Belgrand | Eugene Belgrand | engineer |
| Regnault | Henri Victor Regnault | chemist and physicist |
| Fresnel | Augustin-Jean Fresnel | physicist |
| De Prony | Gaspard de Prony | engineer |
| Vicat | Louis Vicat | engineer |
| Ebelmen | Jean-Jacques Ebelmen | chemist |
| Coulomb | Charles-Augustin de Coulomb | physicist |
| Poinsot | Louis Poinsot | mathematician |
| Foucault | Léon Foucault | physicist |
| Delaunay | Charles-Eugène Delaunay | astronomer |
| Morin | Jean-Baptiste Morin | mathematician and physicist |
| Haüy | René-Just Haüy | mineralogist |
| Combes | Émile Combes | engineer and metallurgist |
| Thénard | Louis Jacques Thénard | chemist |
| Arago | Dominique François Jean Arago | astronomer and physicist |
| Poisson | Simeon Poisson | mathematician and physicist |
| Monge | Gaspard Monge | geometer |
| Petiet | Jules Petiet | engineer |
| Daguerre | Louis Daguerre | artist and chemist |
| Wurtz | Charles-Adolphe Wurtz | chemist |
| Le Verrier | Urbain Le Verrier | astronomer |
| Perdonnet | Albert Auguste Perdonnet | engineer |
| Delambre | Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre | astronomer |
| Malus | Etienne-Louis Malus | physicist |
| Breguet | Abraham Louis Breguet | mechanic and inventor |
| Polonceau | Antoine-Rémi Polonceau | engineer |
| Dumas | Jean Baptiste André Dumas | chemist |
| Clapeyron | Émile Clapeyron | engineer |
| Borda | Jean-Charles de Borda | mathematician |
| Fourier | Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier | mathematician |
| Bichat | Marie François Xavier Bichat | anatomist and physiologist |
| Sauvage | Jean-Pierre Sauvage | mechanic |
| Pelouze | Théophile-Jules Pelouze | chemist |
| Carnot | Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot | engineer |
| Lamé | Gabriel Lamé | geometer |
