swap_horiz George E. Davis Alternatives

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John Smeaton

John Smeaton (1728-1793) was a British engineer who significantly advanced practical engineering techniques. He is recog...

Historical British Mechanical Engineer Civil Engineer

9.5 Brilliant

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Ove Arup

Ove Arup was a pivotal structural engineer born in Denmark and later working in Britain. He established Arup, a globally...

Modernist Structural British Civil

9.5 Brilliant

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Alan Blumlein

Alan Blumlein was a British electronics engineer who profoundly impacted modern audio and visual technology. In 1931, he...

Audio Modern British Electrical

9.5 Brilliant

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John Roebling

Johann August Roebling was a German-born civil engineer recognized for his pioneering work in the design and constructio...

Structural Industrial German American Bridges

9.4 Excellent

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Charles Algernon Parsons

Charles Algernon Parsons was a British mechanical engineer pivotal in developing the steam turbine. His innovation drama...

Mechanical Power British Steam Turbine

9.3 Excellent

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W. Edwards Deming

W. Edwards Deming (1900-1993) was an American statistician and management consultant who developed statistical quality c...

Modern American Industrial Quality

9.3 Excellent

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Benjamin Baker

Benjamin Baker was a British civil engineer primarily recognized for his pivotal role in the construction of the Forth B...

British Bridges Civil Firth Forth

9.2 Excellent

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Adrian Newey

Adrian Newey is a highly influential automotive engineer specializing in aerodynamics. His innovative designs have repea...

Automotive British F1 Aerodynamics

9.2 Excellent

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Alec Skempton

Sir Alec Skempton was a British civil engineer and a foundational figure in the field of soil mechanics. Teaching at Imp...

Modern British Civil Geotechnical

9.2 Excellent

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Elihu Thomson

Elihu Thomson was a British-born American electrical engineer and inventor who co-founded the Thomson-Houston Electric C...

Inventor Industrial Electrical Power Systems

9.2 Excellent

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Ross Brawn

Ross Brawn is a British motorsport engineer and team principal who has worked with several championship-winning Formula...

Automotive Contemporary Mechanical Motorsport

9.2 Excellent

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Taiichi Ohno

Taiichi Ohno was a Japanese engineer instrumental in developing the Toyota Production System. His focus on eliminating w...

Japanese Industrial Lean Toyota

9.1 Excellent

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John Barnard

John Barnard is a British racing car engineer recognized for his technical innovations in Formula One. During his career...

Automotive Contemporary Mechanical Motorsport

9.1 Excellent

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Verghese Kurien

Verghese Kurien was an Indian mechanical engineer and social entrepreneur who spearheaded the cooperative dairy movement...

Modern Indian Mechanical Industrial

9.1 Excellent

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Joseph M. Juran

Joseph M. Juran was a Romanian-born American engineer and management consultant who played a foundational role in establ...

Modern Management Industrial Quality

9.0 Excellent

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John Fowler

Sir John Fowler was a prominent British civil engineer whose career spanned the Victorian era and helped shape the moder...

British Victorian Railways Bridges

8.9 Great

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Calvin Fuller

Calvin Souther Fuller was an American physical chemist at Bell Telephone Laboratories. In 1954, working with physicist G...

American Historical Chemical Materials

8.9 Great

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Frank Bunker Gilbreth

Frank Bunker Gilbreth was an American industrial engineer who pioneered the field of motion study alongside his wife and...

Modern Efficiency Management American

8.8 Great

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John 'Iron-Mad' Wilkinson

John Wilkinson, known as Iron-Mad Wilkinson, was an English ironmaster and industrialist active during the eighteenth ce...

18TH Century UK Mechanical Industrial

8.7 Great

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Trevor Kletz

Trevor Kletz was a British chemical engineer and an influential specialist in industrial process safety. After a long ca...

Safety British Chemical Process

8.1 Great