Montgolfier brothers

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The Montgolfier brothers
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, late 18th century
Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, late 18th century
Joseph-Michel (left) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, late 18th century
BornJoseph-Michel: (1740-08-26)26 August 1740, Annonay, Ardèche, France
Jacques-Étienne: (1745-01-06)6 January 1745, Annonay, Ardèche, France
DiedJoseph-Michel: 26 June 1810(1810-06-26) (aged 69), Balaruc-les-Bains, France
Jacques-Étienne: 2 August 1799(1799-08-02) (aged 54), Serrières, France
Occupation(s)Inventors, balloonists, paper manufacturers
Known forMaking the first confirmed human flight, in a Montgolfière-style hot air balloon

The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (French: [ʒozɛf miʃɛl mɔ̃ɡɔlfje]; 26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810)[1] and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier ([ʒak etjɛn mɔ̃ɡɔlfje]; 6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799)[1] – were aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers from the commune Annonay in Ardèche, France. They invented the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique, which launched the first confirmed piloted ascent by humans in 1783, carrying Jacques-Étienne.

Joseph-Michel also invented the self-acting hydraulic ram (1796) and Jacques-Étienne founded the first paper-making vocational school. Together, the brothers invented a process to manufacture transparent paper.

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