Science in the Eiffel Tower
From the time of his project begining in 1886, Gustave Eiffel knew that the tower’s service to science alone could protect it from its enemies. At the beginning it was meant to last 20 years and then be knocked down. He wanted to make the tower seem more useful, and had a few ideas to be added to the tower so they wouldn't knock it down. He said, “It will be an observatory and a laboratory." In fact from 1889 onward, the Eiffel Tower was used as a laboratory for scientific measurements and experiments.
SCIENTIFIC EXPIREMENTS
The day after the Tower was inaugurated, Gustave Eiffel installed a meteorology lab on the third floor. He aslo wanted to add an elevator beacuse of the height of the tower. He had a small wind tunnel built at the foot of the tower, to put the elevator in. From August to December 1909 he carried out five thousand tests. In addition, Gustave Eiffel wanted others to perform experiments on the Tower.
SCIENTIFIC EXPIREMENTS
The day after the Tower was inaugurated, Gustave Eiffel installed a meteorology lab on the third floor. He aslo wanted to add an elevator beacuse of the height of the tower. He had a small wind tunnel built at the foot of the tower, to put the elevator in. From August to December 1909 he carried out five thousand tests. In addition, Gustave Eiffel wanted others to perform experiments on the Tower.