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Marc Seguin

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Marc Seguin

Birth
Annonay, Departement de l'Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France
Death
24 Feb 1875 (aged 88)
Annonay, Departement de l'Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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Inventor. Born in Annonay, France, he was an engineer who pioneered the principles of the suspension bridge, which were at the time built with chain cables. He developed a wire wrapped cable system and with two brothers erected the first suspended bridge in Europe over the Rhône River at Tournon in 1824. He also invented the tubular steam-engine boiler in 1829.
Inventor. Born in Annonay, France, he was an engineer who pioneered the principles of the suspension bridge, which were at the time built with chain cables. He developed a wire wrapped cable system and with two brothers erected the first suspended bridge in Europe over the Rhône River at Tournon in 1824. He also invented the tubular steam-engine boiler in 1829.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Added: Dec 18, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7818/marc-seguin: accessed ), memorial page for Marc Seguin (20 Apr 1786–24 Feb 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7818, citing Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.