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Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong was a highly respected aerospace engineer instrumental in the success of the American space program. His...

Historical Aviator Apollo Astronaut

10.0 Brilliant

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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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Charles Proteus Steinmetz

Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a pioneering electrical engineer instrumental in developing fundamental concepts of AC the...

Mathematician Historical Electrical Engineer AC Theory

9.8 Brilliant

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Oliver Heaviside

Oliver Heaviside was a late 19th-century British engineer and mathematician whose work significantly advanced the unders...

Calculus Mathematician Historical Electrical Engineer

9.8 Brilliant

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Burt Rutan

Burt Rutan was a pioneering American aerospace engineer recognized for his revolutionary approach to aircraft design. Hi...

Modern Innovator Aerospace Engineer Experimental Aircraft

9.6 Brilliant

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Hendrik Wade Bode

Hendrik Wade Bode was a Dutch-American electrical engineer and mathematician whose work significantly advanced control s...

Mathematician Historical Electrical Engineer Control Theory

9.4 Excellent

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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

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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

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Tom Mueller

Tom Mueller is a modern aerospace engineer recognized for his pivotal role at SpaceX. He was instrumental in designing t...

Modern Spacex Rocketry Propulsion

9.2 Excellent

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Barnes Wallis

Barnes Wallis was a British engineer renowned for his innovative designs across aerospace and civil engineering. His wor...

Inventor Historical Aerospace Engineer Bouncing Bomb

9.2 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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George Low

George Low was an Austrian-born American aerospace engineer and NASA manager. He served as the manager of the Apollo Spa...

Modern Aerospace Nasa Spaceflight

9.1 Excellent

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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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Robert H. Widmer

Robert H. Widmer was an American aeronautical engineer whose career included senior design work at Convair and General D...

Aircraft Modern American Aerospace

8.6 Great

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Gene Kranz

Eugene "Gene" Kranz is an American aerospace engineer who served as a NASA flight director during the Gemini and Apollo...

Aerospace Nasa Apollo Mission Control

8.5 Great

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Owen Maynard

Owen Maynard (1924-2000) was a Canadian aerospace engineer who worked at NASA during the Apollo program. He led the Luna...

Canadian Aerospace Historical Nasa

8.5 Great

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Ellen Ochoa

Ellen Ochoa is an American astronaut, electrical engineer, and former director of the NASA Johnson Space Center. In 1993...

Modern Optical Nasa Astronaut

8.3 Great

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Aprille Ericsson-Jackson

Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is an American aerospace engineer who has spent much of her career working at the NASA Goddard...

Modern Scientist Nasa Aerospace Engineer

7.9 Good

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Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut who made history as the first African American...

American Nasa Chemical Astronaut

7.5 Good

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Judith Resnik

Judith Resnik was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut selected for the agency's astronaut corps in 1978....

Aerospace Electrical Nasa Astronaut

7.4 Good