Question 1

How did writer Caroline Bongrand come up with the idea for Eiffel's forbidden love story?

Accepted Answer

She invented the idea of mixing the Eiffel Tower's construction with a forbidden love story during a pitch session in Los Angeles, later discovering her inventions were almost all true when researching Eiffel's biographies.

Question 2

What happened to Gustave Eiffel after he retired from engineering?

Accepted Answer

He focused on meteorology and aerodynamics research, building a laboratory and wind tunnel at the foot of the Eiffel Tower to study wind forces and airfoil sections used by aviation pioneers.

Question 3

What was Gustave Eiffel's first major work that became a French Historical Monument?

Accepted Answer

His Bordeaux bridge was listed as a French Historical Monument in 2010 to preserve it from demolition.

Question 4

How did Gustave Eiffel feel about the fame of his tower versus his other accomplishments?

Accepted Answer

He often felt the tower's fame prevented public and professional appreciation of his larger talents as an engineer and researcher.

Question 5

What is the central conflict in Eiffel when the French government asks Gustave to design for the 1889 Paris World Fair?

Accepted Answer

The government wants something spectacular, but Eiffel simply wants to design the subway—until he crosses paths with a mysterious woman from his past.

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