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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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Robert Kahn

Robert Kahn was a prominent American electrical engineer instrumental in developing the foundations of the internet. His...

Internet American Networking TCP IP

9.4 Excellent

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Washington Roebling

Washington Roebling was a prominent American civil engineer renowned for his pivotal role in designing and overseeing th...

American Historical Bridges Civil Engineer

9.3 Excellent

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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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John Backus

John Backus was a pioneering American engineer instrumental in developing early software. His work on the FORTRAN progra...

Software American Compilers Fortran

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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John Hennessy

John Hennessy is a prominent American computer engineer recognized for his pioneering work in computer architecture. He...

Computer American Architecture Risc

9.2 Excellent

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David Patterson

David Patterson is a distinguished computer engineer recognized for his pivotal role in shaping modern computing archite...

Computer American Architecture Risc

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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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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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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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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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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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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Paul MacCready

Paul MacCready was an American aeronautical engineer whose Gossamer Condor won the 1977 Kremer Prize for the first susta...

Aircraft American Aerospace Human Powered

8.1 Great

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Elsie MacGill

Elsie MacGill was a Canadian aeronautical engineer who earned a 1929 aeronautical engineering master's and led Hawker Hu...

Aircraft Canadian Aerospace Women

8.0 Great

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Tory Bruno

Tory Bruno is an American aerospace engineer who led United Launch Alliance from 2014 to 2025 and oversaw development of...

American Aerospace Rockets Ula

7.6 Good