Biographical Information
| Name: | Marc Seguin |
|---|---|
| Born on | 21 April 1786 in Annonay, Ardèche (07), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe |
| Deceased on | 24 February 1875 in Annonay, Ardèche (07), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe |
| Brother of | Camille Seguin, Jules Seguin |
| Place(s) of activity: | |
| About the family | Nephew of Etienne and Joseph de Montgolfier, inventors of the first hot air balloons. |
| 1822 | Conducts experiments on iron cables that eventually permit him to use cables instead of chains for bridges. |
| 1825 | Suspension bridge over the Rhone between Tain-l'Hermitage and Tournon: First suspended road bridge in France with 2 spans of 85 m and iron cables. |
| 1827 | Tubular steam engine for locomotives. |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
accredited to
builder
- Pont de Valence aux Granges
- Port-Boulet Suspension Bridge
- Saint Etienne-Lyon Railroad Line
- Vienne Suspension Bridge
designer
- Andance Suspension Bridge
- Arcole Footbridge
- Bourg-Saint-Andéol Bridge
- Buzet Suspension Bridge
- Cavaillon Suspension Bridge
- Chalonnes Suspension Bridge
- Châtel-de-Neuvre Suspension Bridge
- Chatillon Bridge
- Choisy-au-Bac Suspension Bridge
- Conflans Suspension Bridge
- Elbeuf Suspension Bridge
- Fin d'Oise Suspension Bridge
- Louis Philippe Bridge
- Marc Seguin Bridge
- Passerelle sur la Galaure
- Pont de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire
- Pont de Saint-Antoine
- Pont Napoléon
- Pont suspendu d'Ancenis
- Remoulins Suspension Bridge
- Roquemaure Suspension Bridge
- Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux Footbridge
- Saint-Symphorien Bridge
- Sully-sur-Loire Suspension Bridge
- Tarascon Suspension Bridge
- Tournon Bridge
- Vernosc-les-Annonay Footbridge
engineer
Bibliography
- (1825): Description d'un pont en fil de fer. Chez Bachelier, Paris (France), pp. 15.
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 450.
- (1926): British Railways of 1825 as Seen by Marc Seguin. In: Transactions of the Newcomen Society, v. 7, n. 1 (January 1926), pp. 63-67.
- (1992): Die Geschichte der Bauingenieurkunst. Ein Überblick von der Antike bis in die Neuzeit. Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland), pp. 233.
- (1995): Innovations of Marc Seguin between 1815-1835. In: Historical Studies in Civil Engineering, v. 15 ( 1995), pp. 363-374.
- (1926): Marc Seguin and the Invention of the Tubular Boiler. In: Transactions of the Newcomen Society, v. 7, n. 1 (January 1926), pp. 97-116.
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21/04/1999 - Last updated on:
22/07/2014
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