What is Montgolfier brothers?
{{Infobox person | name = Joseph-Michel Montgolfier | image = Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier.jpg | caption = | imagesize = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1740|8|26|}} | birth_place = [[Annonay]], [[Ardèche]], [[France]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1810|6|26|1740|8|26}} | death_place = Balaruc-les-Bains, France | occupation = inventor | spouse = None | signature = }} {{Infobox person | name = Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier | image = Jacques Étienne Montgolfier.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1745|1|6|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Annonay]], [[Ardèche]], [[France]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1799|8|2|1745|1|6|df=y}} | death_place = Neuchâtel, Switzerland | occupation = inventor | spouse = | signature = }} '''Joseph-Michel Montgolfier''' (26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and '''Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier''' (6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799) were the inventors of a type of [[hot air balloon]]. The first manned attempt of flying in a hot air balloon was on 21st [[November]]. The balloon was launched from the centre of Paris and flew for a period of 20 minutes. The birth of hot air ballooning was on that date.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/montgolfier_brothers.htm |title=Montgolfier Brothers |accessdate=2009-10-08 |publisher=Solar Navigator}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} [[Category:1740s births]] [[Category:French aviators]] [[Category:Sibling duos]] [[Category:People from Ardèche]]