Located on the Champ de Mars the Eiffel Tower is synonymous with France and a must-see stop on a trip to Paris.
Named after engineer Gustave Eiffel whose company designed and built the Eiffel Tower in 1889. Made of a wrought iron lattice that spans 1,063 feet into the air the Eiffel Tower is one of the most recognizable and visited monuments in the world.
The Eiffel Tower has a restaurant, multiple observation decks, and an apartment at the top but what should intrigue a watch enthusiast, is the 72 names (18 on each side) that are emblazoned around the base which consists of scientists, engineers, chemists, astronomers, physicists, mathematicians, and a watchmaker.
Abraham-Louis Breguet is considered one of the greatest watchmakers that has ever lived. His scientific and watchmaking contributions included the inventing the pare-chute anti-shock device (1790), inventing the Breguet spiral (1795), patenting the tourbillon escapement (1801) — and many more — as well as making watches for French royalty. For his great work, he was selected along with 71 other important names to be permanently emblazoned on the Eiffel Tower.
The full list of 72 names on the Eiffel Tower.
SEGUIN, LALANDE, TRESCA, PONCELET, BRESSE, LAGRANGE, BELANGER, CUVIER, LAPLACE, DULONG, CHASLES, LAVOISIER, AMPERE, CHEVEREUL, FLACHAT, NAVIER, LEGENDRE, CHAPTAL, JAMIN, GAY-LUSSAC, FIZEAU, SCHNEIDER, LE CHATELIER, BERTHIER, BARRAL, DE DION, GOUIN, JOUSSELIN, BROCA, BECQUEREL, CORIOLIS, CAIL, TRIGER, GIFFARD, PERRIER, STURM, CAUCHY, BELGRAND, REGNAULT, FRESNEL, DE PRONY, VICAT, EBELMEN, COULOMB, POINSOT, FOUCAULT, DELAUNAY, MORIN, HAUY, COMBES, THENARD, ARAGO, POISSON, MONGE, PETIET, DAGUERRE, WURTZ, LE VERRIER, PERDONNET, DELAMBRE, MALUS, BREGUET, POLONCEAU, DUMAS, CLAPEYRON, BORDA, FOURIER, BICHAT, SAUVAGE, PELOUZE, CARNOT LAME
