Famous Electrical Engineers - List of Famous Electrical Engineers - page 2

Electrical engineering may refer to a particular branch of engineering that is related to the study of electricity, electromagnetism, the designing of circuitry equipment, machine control, power generation and electronics. Electrical engineering became a subject of academic interest to the scientific community, during the 17th century and one of the first electrical engineers known to the world was, William Gilbert. This field basically refers to the practical applications of electricity, which evolved and intensified during the 19th century, after commercialization. Electrical engineering coves a wide spectrum of other branches like, digital computer technologies, signal processing, telecommunications, power engineering, control systems and electronic engineering among many others. The field of electrical engineering also has many sub-disciplines and some of them include, power engineering, control engineering, radio frequency engineering, electronic engineering, microelectronics and instrumentation engineering among many others. The field of electrical engineering is one of the most challenging, rapidly growing and exciting fields to work in or study, as it has proven to make a significant impact in the modern society. Here is a list of the world’s most famous electrical engineers, learn more fascinating facts and details about them with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

The Most Famous Electrical Engineers

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Satya NadellaAugust 19, 1967AmericanSatya Nadella is the current CEO of Microsoft
Paul DiracAugust 8, 1902BritishPaul Dirac was an English theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics
Nikola TeslaJuly 10, 1856AmericanNikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, best known for his development of alternating current electrical systems
Edith ClarkeFebruary 10, 1883AmericanEdith Clarke was the first woman to earn an electrical engineering degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Ray TomlinsonApril 23, 1941AmericanRaymond Tomlinson was an American computer programmer who was for long credited as the inventor of the email
Jerry YangNovember 6, 1968AmericanJerry Yang is a Taiwanese-American internet entrepreneur, best known as the co- founder, and the former CEO of Yahoo! Inc
John Logie BairdAugust 13, 1888British, ScottishJohn Logie Baird was a Scottish engineer and is known as ‘The Father of Television’
Jeff BezosJanuary 12, 1964AmericanJeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com
Elon MuskJune 28, 1971Canadian, South African, AmericanThe famous entrepreneur, engineer-innovator, Elon Musk is known for his pro-environment inventions like the electricity powered sports car ‘Tesla Roadster’
Jack KilbyNovember 8, 1923AmericanJack Kilby was an American electronic engineer who received the Nobel Prize for his invention of the integrated circuit
Mo Ibrahim

Mo Ibrahim

Mo Ibrahim is a Sudanese-British entrepreneur who founded the telecommunications company Celtel International

BritishMay 3, 1946168 views

Herman Potočnik

Herman Potočnik was a Slovenian rocket engineer who is most remembered for his outstanding contribution in the field of space travel.

CroatianDecember 22, 1892119 views

Jerry Yang

Jerry Yang is a Taiwanese-American internet entrepreneur, best known as the co- founder, and the former CEO of Yahoo! Inc

Elon Musk

The famous entrepreneur, engineer-innovator, Elon Musk is known for his pro-environment inventions like the electricity powered sports car ‘Tesla Roadster’

CanadianJune 28, 1971204 views

Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur and bureaucrat, former Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

IndianJune 2, 1955140 views

John Bardeen

John Bardeen was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice

AmericanMay 23, 1908147 views

Amar Bose

Amar Bose was an engineer and innovator who founded the Bose Corporation known for its high quality audio systems

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com

AmericanJanuary 12, 1964204 views

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac was an English theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics

BritishAugust 8, 1902448 views