Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740-1810) French papermaker, inventor of the hydraulic ram (pump) and, with his brother Jules-Etienne, inventors of the hot air balloon in which Etienne made the first manned flight.

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Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740-1810) French papermaker, inventor of the hydraulic ram (pump) and, with his brother Jules-Etienne, inventors of the hot air balloon in which Etienne made the first manned flight.

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