See Also: Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel; and Montgolfier, Jacques-etienne(encyclopedia)
Montgolfier(dictionary)
Joseph, Jacques(medicine)
Chretien, (Joseph-Jacques) Jean(encyclopedia)
Joffre, Joseph (-Jacques-Cesaire)(encyclopedia)
Plante, (Joseph) Jacques (Omer)(encyclopedia)
Fokine, Michel(encyclopedia)
Adanson, Michel(encyclopedia)
Michel (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Aflaq, Michel(encyclopedia)

Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel; and Montgolfier, Jacques-etienne (sh)




born Aug. 26, 1740, Annonay, France
died June 26, 1810, Balaruc-les-Bains



born Jan. 6, 1745, Annonay, France
died Aug. 2, 1799, enroute from Lyon to Annonay

French designers of the hot-air balloon.

The brothers discovered that heated air collected in a lightweight bag would cause the bag to rise. In 1783 they demonstrated their discovery with a balloon that rose 3,000 ft (1,000 m) and remained aloft 10 minutes. Later that year they sent a sheep, a duck, and a rooster up as passengers, and they followed that experiment with the first manned untethered balloon flight.