swap_horiz A.N. Tupolev Alternatives

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Vinton Cerf

Vinton Cerf is an American computer scientist and engineer who co-designed the TCP/IP protocols with Bob Kahn during the...

Internet Software USA Computer Science

9.8 Brilliant

2

Theodore von Kármán

Theodore von Kármán was a prominent Hungarian-American engineer whose work fundamentally shaped the field of aerospace....

Hungarian Aerospace Jpl Aerodynamics

9.7 Brilliant

3

Stephen Timoshenko

Stephen Timoshenko was a Ukrainian-American engineer whose work helped shape modern engineering mechanics. He contribute...

20TH Century Mechanical Ukraine Civil

9.7 Brilliant

4

Henry Royce

Henry Royce was a prominent British engineer renowned for his contributions to automotive design and mechanical engineer...

Automotive Designer Historical Mechanical Engineer

9.4 Excellent

5

Pierre Bézier

Pierre Bézier was a French engineer who worked for Renault and developed the mathematical curve that bears his name. Béz...

France 20TH Century Mechanical Cad Cam

9.4 Excellent

6

Qian Xuesen

Qian Xuesen was a pioneering Chinese engineer instrumental in developing the nation’s aerospace capabilities. His work d...

China Aerospace Systems Rocketry

9.3 Excellent

7

Christopher C. Kraft Jr.

Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (1924–2019) was an American aerospace engineer who played a central role in the early United St...

Modern American Aerospace Nasa

9.3 Excellent

8

John Houbolt

John Houbolt was an American aerospace engineer who championed the concept of Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) during the ea...

Modern American Aerospace Apollo

9.3 Excellent

9

Max Faget

Maxime Faget was an aerospace engineer born in British Honduras, now Belize, who became an American citizen and worked f...

American Aerospace Historical Nasa

9.3 Excellent

10

Ralph Peck

Ralph B. Peck (1912-2008) was a Canadian-born American civil engineer, geotechnical specialist, and professor at the Uni...

USA 20TH Century Civil Geotechnical

9.3 Excellent

11

Ben Rich

Ben Rich was a pioneering aerospace engineer instrumental in developing advanced aircraft technology. He directed the Lo...

Stealth Aerospace Lockheed Skunk Works

9.2 Excellent

12

Robert Gilruth

Robert Gilruth was a pioneering American aerospace engineer instrumental in early human spaceflight programs. His leader...

American Aerospace Nasa Human Spaceflight

9.2 Excellent

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Elbert L. (Burt) Rutan

Elbert L. Rutan, known as Burt Rutan, is an American aerospace engineer and aircraft designer associated with unconventi...

Modern American Aerospace Experimental

9.2 Excellent

14

Satish Dhawan

Satish Dhawan (1920–2002) was an Indian aerospace engineer who served as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organ...

Modern Aerospace Indian Fluid Dynamics

9.1 Excellent

15

Sergei Ilyushin

Sergei Ilyushin was a Soviet aircraft designer and the founder of the Ilyushin design bureau. His work included the Il-2...

Russia Designer Aerospace 20TH Century

9.1 Excellent

16

Octave Chanute

Octave Chanute was a French-American civil engineer and aviation researcher who became an important figure in the ninete...

Aerospace 19TH Century 20TH Century Aviation

9.0 Excellent

17

Alexander Yakovlev

Alexander Yakovlev was a Soviet aircraft designer and engineer who established the Yakovlev design bureau, also known as...

Russia Designer Aerospace 20TH Century

8.8 Great

18

Beatrice Shilling

Beatrice Shilling (1909-1990) was a British aeronautical and mechanical engineer who worked at the Royal Aircraft Establ...

Aerospace UK 20TH Century Mechanical

8.5 Great

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Henry Farman

Henry Farman was a British-born French aviator, aircraft designer, and manufacturer who became an early pioneer of Europ...

France Aerospace 19TH Century 20TH Century

8.3 Great

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Richard Pearse

Richard Pearse (1877-1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who carried out independent experiments with powered ai...

New Zealand Inventor Aerospace 19TH Century

6.9 Fair