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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

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Hungarian Aerospace Jpl Aerodynamics

9.7 Brilliant

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Eugene Freyssinet

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French Structural Historical Civil

9.6 Brilliant

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Qian Xuesen

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China Aerospace Systems Rocketry

9.3 Excellent

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John Houbolt

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Modern American Aerospace Apollo

9.3 Excellent

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Max Faget

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American Aerospace Historical Nasa

9.3 Excellent

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Elbert L. (Burt) Rutan

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Modern American Aerospace Experimental

9.2 Excellent

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Mikhail Mil

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Aerospace Historical Aviation Soviet

9.1 Excellent

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Octave Chanute

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Aerospace 19TH Century 20TH Century Aviation

9.0 Excellent

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Marcel Dassault

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French Aerospace Historical Aviation

8.9 Great

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Alexei Isayev

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Aerospace Historical Soviet Rocketry

8.9 Great

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India Aerospace Rocketry Missiles

8.7 Great

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Yvonne C. Brill

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Aerospace Historical Rocketry Canadian American

8.7 Great

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Donald Douglas

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American Aerospace Historical Aviation

8.7 Great

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Peter Beck

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Contemporary New Zealand Aerospace Spaceflight

8.5 Great

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Tu Shou'e

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Modern Aerospace Chinese Spaceflight

8.5 Great

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Geoffrey de Havilland

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Aircraft Aerospace British Aviation

8.4 Great

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John J. Montgomery

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American Aerospace Historical Aviation

8.4 Great

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William Boeing

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American Aerospace Historical Aviation

8.3 Great

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Robert Truax

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Modern American Aerospace Naval

7.7 Good