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"The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (...) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (...) – were aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers from the commune Annonay in Ardèche, France. They are best known historically as inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique, which launched the first confirmed piloted ascent by man in 1783, carrying Jacques-Étienne." [Wikipedia]