Famous Engineers - List of Famous Engineers - page 5
If there has to be one class of professionals the whole of the world has to be grateful for, then it undoubtedly has to be engineers for there is no aspect of our lives that has not be made easier or better by these professionals. Engineers are basically the trained professionals who design the processes for and build products, machines and structures. Engineering is a vast field and there are several categories of engineers each devoted to one area of specialization. Civil engineers plan, design and construct infrastructure like roads, bridges, buildings, etc. while environmental engineers look at the environmental impact of engineering activities. Mechanical engineers comprise the broadest category of engineers and include manufacturing engineers, aerospace engineers, and acoustical engineers. There may be several types of engineers, but all engineers have one thing in common—they work to make our lives better by problem solving and designing new gadgets, processes and structures. To be a successful engineer one needs to be highly creative and possess trouble-shooting capabilities. Engineering is a challenging profession as engineers often have to operate under immense pressure, but it can also be extremely rewarding. Browse on to learn about the various famous engineers who have left their marks on the world.
The Most Famous Engineers | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Pietro Boselli | December 3, 1998 | Italian | Pietro Boselli is an Italian model, engineer, teacher, and fitness athlete who became famous as the ‘world’s sexiest math teacher’ |
Satya Nadella | August 19, 1967 | American | Satya Nadella is the current CEO of Microsoft |
Robert Hawking | January 1, 1967 | British | Robert Hawking is a British software engineer, better known as the eldest son of the English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, Stephen Hawking |
Kitaw Ejigu | February 25, 1948 | Ethiopian | Kitaw Ejigu was an Ethiopian American engineer and political leader |
E. Sreedharan | June 12, 1932 | Indian | E |
Paul Dirac | August 8, 1902 | British | Paul Dirac was an English theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics |
Markus Persson | June 1, 1979 | Swedish | Markus Persson is a renowned Swedish video game designer and programmer, best known for creating the hit game Minecraft |
Franklin Chang Díaz | April 5, 1950 | Chinese, Costa Rican, American | Franklin Chang-Diaz is an American-Costa Rican physicist and former NASA astronaut |
Dustin Moskovitz | May 22, 1984 | American | Dustin Moskovitz is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Facebook |
Buzz Aldrin | January 20, 1930 | American | Buzz Aldrin was a US Astronaut and was the second man to set foot on the moon |
John Bardeen
John Bardeen was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice
Thomas Brassey
Thomas Brassey was a civil engineer credited to have built most of the railways in the world in 19th century
Squire Whipple
Squire Whipple was an American civil engineer, famously known as the ‘Father of Iron Bridge building in America’
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the English civil engineer who built the Great Western Railway
John Smeaton
John Smeaton was an English engineer famously known as the ‘Father of Civil Engineering’
John Bradfield
John Bradfield was an Australian engineer, who oversaw the design and building of ‘Sydney Harbour Bridge’