Montgolfier brothers Montgolfier brothers Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799) were paper manufacturers from Annonay, in Ardèche, France best known as inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique. They launched the first piloted ascent, carrying Étienne. Joseph Michel also invented the self-acting hydraulic ram (1796), Jacques Étienne founded the first paper-making vocational school and the brothers invented a process to manufacture transparent paper. The Montgolfier brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne were born into a family of paper manufacturers founded in 1534 in Annonay, in Ardèche, France. Their parents
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century by Maurice Noble and the backgrounds produced by Phil DeGuard. Uncredited is the noteworthy quotation of "Powerhouse" by Raymond Scott in the score by Stalling. This cartoon is available on Disc 2 of Volume 1 of the "Looney Tunes Golden Collection" and on Disc 2 of the "" Blu-ray box set, with the cartoon restored in high definition, as well as Disc 1 of "The Essential Daffy Duck". Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century Duck Dodgers in the 24½ Century (spoken as "twenty-fourth-and-a-half") is a 1952 Merrie Melodies color cartoon from Warner Bros., first released on July 25, 1953, that