The 72 names on the Eiffel Tower

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The 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
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. The engravings are found on the sides of the tower under the first balcony. 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
Full 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 and hydraulic engineer
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
Eugène 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
Gfard
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
Jacques-Joseph 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
Frédéric Sauvage
mechanic
Pelouze
Théophile-Jules Pelouze
chemist
Carnot
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
engineer
Lamé
Gabriel Lamé
geometer