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How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower
Emma Bland Smith
Illustrator: Lisa Visirin
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Capstone Editions/Capstone
ISBN: 978-1-68446-478-4
Keywords: architecture, perseverance, Paris
Gustave Eiffel saved the tower he'd created for the 1889 World's Fair from being dismantled by demonstrating its value for many scientific and technological advances. Digital art, sources. Additional back matter.