Tag: France

Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier

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Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799) were paper manufacturers from Annonay, in Ardèche, France best known as inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique. Continue reading →

The First Shopping Mall

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The first shopping mall was built in Paris, France in 1790. Continue reading →

First Woman Freemason

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The Freemasons was a boy’s club since its inception, until a woman named Maria Deraismes, a feminist and suffragist, joined a French Freemason lodge in 1882. Continue reading →

Lenoir Invents the Motorboat

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The first motorboat was invented by Jean-Joseph-Etienne Lenoir, Belgian engineer in 1886 using liquid fuel used in the two-cycle combustion engine. Continue reading →

First Photograph of the Sun

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In 1845, Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, a French physicist and inventor, took a photograph of the sun. Continue reading →

First automobile Ordered by a Head of State

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Nobody knows for sure whether Alexander ever drove or rode in his purchased car. Continue reading →

Elisabeth Thible Ascends in Hot Air Balloon

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Elisabeth Thible ascends an untethered balloon over Lyon, France on June 4, 1784 constructed by the Montgolfier brothers. Continue reading →

First French Language Novel

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The novel Petit Jehan de Saintre, written by Antoine de la Sale was published in 1456. Continue reading →

Automobile Used for Public Transportation

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Jean-Joseph-Etienne Lenoir, Belgian engineer invented the first automobile for personal transportation. Continue reading →

President of European Parliament, Simone Veil

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Simone Veil of was elected President of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France and served her Presidential term from July 1979 to 1982. Continue reading →