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The origins of the Saint-Gobain Group are directly linked to France's political history in the 18th century. Its development over the years has reflected the major contribution it is made to successive industrial and technological revolution. Its 300 year long history is marked out by a series of major books.

Saint-Gobain 1665-1990 : the making of a French Multinational
Maurice Hamon. Paris : Jean-Claude Lattès, 1998

Au coeur du XVIIIè siècle industriel : condition ouvrière et tradition villageoise à Saint-Gobain
Maurice Hamon, Dominique Perrin. Paris : P.A.U., 1993

Carnet de voyage à Saint-Gobain
Maurice Hamon, Gérard Paul-Cavallier. Paris : Somogy, 2000

Saint-Gobain : 1665-1937 : une entreprise devant l'histoire
Maurice Hamon (Dir.). Paris : Musée d'Orsay, 2006

Saint-Gobain : logos through time signs, symbols & messages
Maurice Hamon. Paris: Somogy éditions d'art, 2003

Weber, chronology of a unifying logo
Didier Bondue, Louis Moynard. Paris : Somogy, 2004
(bilingual French - English)

Two major milestones

1665: Saint-Gobain is created

1970: Saint-Gobain and Pont-à-Mousson merge