Marc Seguin was a French engineer, inventor of the wire-cable suspension bridge and the tubular steam-engine boiler. Born Annonay near Lyon, France to Marc François Seguin, founder of Seguin & Co. and Thérèse-Augustine de Montgolfier niece of Joseph Montgolfier, he was an inventor and entrepreneur. He developed the first suspension bridge in continental Europe, building and administering toll-bridges for a total of 186 bridges throughout France. Wikipedia
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