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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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Karl Terzaghi

Karl Terzaghi was an Austrian mechanical engineer and geologist widely recognized as the founder of modern soil mechanic...

Modern Civil Austrian American Geotechnical

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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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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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

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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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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

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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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Arthur Casagrande

Arthur Casagrande (1902-1981) was an Austrian-born American civil engineer who made fundamental contributions to the fie...

Modern Civil Austrian American Geotechnical

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

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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

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Mikhail Mil

Mikhail Mil was a Soviet aircraft and helicopter designer who established the Mil design bureau in 1947, the organizatio...

Aerospace Historical Aviation Soviet

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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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

15

Peter Beck

Peter Beck is a New Zealand aerospace engineer and the founder and chief executive of Rocket Lab, which he established i...

Contemporary New Zealand Aerospace Spaceflight

8.5 Great

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Tu Shou'e

Tu Shou'e was a prominent Chinese aerospace engineer who played a foundational role in the development of China's ballis...

Modern Aerospace Chinese Spaceflight

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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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

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Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut who became the first woman of Indian origin to t...

Aerospace Indian Nasa Astronaut

7.3 Good

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Wendy Okolo

Wendy Okolo is a Nigerian-American aerospace engineer at NASA Ames, noted as the first Black woman to earn a UTA aerospa...

Aerospace Nasa Controls Nigerian

6.9 Fair