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Kelly Johnson

Kelly Johnson was a pioneering American engineer instrumental in shaping modern aviation and aerospace technology. He es...

Modern Aviation Aerospace Engineer Lockheed

9.9 Brilliant

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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

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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

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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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Andrei Tupolev

Andrei Tupolev was a prominent Soviet engineer instrumental in shaping twentieth-century aviation. He established the Tu...

Aircraft Aerospace Soviet Tupolev

9.1 Excellent

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Joe Sutter

Joe Sutter was a Boeing engineer instrumental in designing and developing the iconic 747 aircraft. His leadership shaped...

Aircraft American Aerospace Boeing 747

8.9 Great

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Jack Northrop

Jack Northrop was a pioneering American aerospace engineer whose innovative designs fundamentally shaped aircraft develo...

Aircraft American Aerospace Flying Wing

8.9 Great

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Hugo Junkers

Hugo Junkers was a German engineer instrumental in developing early aviation technology. His innovations focused on cons...

Aircraft German Aerospace Metal

8.9 Great

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Valentin Glushko

Valentin Glushko was a prominent Soviet aerospace engineer instrumental in developing advanced rocket propulsion systems...

Aerospace Soviet Propulsion Rocket Engines

8.8 Great

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Chris Kraft

Chris Kraft was a pivotal American aerospace engineer instrumental in shaping early spaceflight operations. He developed...

American Aerospace Nasa Mission Control

8.8 Great

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Pavel Sukhoi

Pavel Sukhoi was a Soviet engineer instrumental in developing advanced military aircraft. He established the Sukhoi Desi...

Aircraft Aerospace Soviet Sukhoi

8.8 Great

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Sergey Ilyushin

Sergey Ilyushin was a pioneering Soviet aerospace engineer responsible for establishing the Ilyushin Design Bureau. His...

Aircraft Aerospace Soviet Ilyushin

8.8 Great

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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was a highly influential Indian aerospace engineer instrumental in developing the nation’s ballisti...

India Aerospace Rocketry Missiles

8.7 Great

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Oleg Antonov

Oleg Antonov was a Soviet engineer instrumental in designing aircraft for strategic transport. He established the Antono...

Aircraft Aerospace Soviet Antonov

8.7 Great

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Gene Kranz

Gene Kranz is an American aerospace engineer who served as a NASA flight director, famously leading the team that safely...

Aerospace Nasa Apollo Mission Control

8.5 Great

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Geoffrey de Havilland

Geoffrey de Havilland was a British aerospace engineer who designed the de Havilland Mosquito and the de Havilland Comet...

Aircraft Aerospace British Aviation

8.4 Great

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Gwynne Shotwell

Gwynne Shotwell is an American engineer and SpaceX president who joined in 2002 and helped secure NASA Dragon resupply c...

Spacex Aerospace Operations Rockets

8.4 Great

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Alexander Kartveli

Alexander Kartveli was a Georgian-American aircraft engineer at Republic Aviation, chief designer of the P-47 Thunderbol...

Aircraft Aerospace Georgian Republic

8.4 Great

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Nikolai Kamov

Nikolai Kamov was a Soviet aerospace engineer who founded the Kamov helicopter bureau in 1940, later known for compact c...

Kamov Aerospace Soviet Helicopters

8.2 Great

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Mary G. Ross

Mary G. Ross was a Cherokee aerospace engineer at Lockheed, the first known Native American woman engineer and a 1952 Sk...

Aerospace Native American Lockheed Skunk Works

7.8 Good