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Fazlur Khan

Fazlur Rahman Khan was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer whose work helped establish tube systems for tall buil...

Structural Historical Skyscrapers Bangladeshi American

9.8 Brilliant

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Othmar Ammann

Othmar Ammann was a prominent Swiss-American civil engineer recognized for innovative bridge design and construction tec...

Modern Bridges Swiss American Civil Engineer

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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Stephen Timoshenko

Stephen Timoshenko was a Ukrainian-American engineer whose work helped shape modern engineering mechanics. He contribute...

20TH Century Mechanical Ukraine Civil

9.7 Brilliant

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John A. Roebling

John A. Roebling was a pivotal figure in 19th-century engineering. He developed innovative techniques for constructing w...

Historical Bridges Civil Engineer Brooklyn Bridge

9.6 Brilliant

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Robert Maillart

Robert Maillart (1872–1940) was a Swiss civil engineer who pioneered the structural and aesthetic possibilities of reinf...

Modern Swiss Structural Concrete

9.6 Brilliant

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Eugene Freyssinet

Eugène Freyssinet (1879-1962) was a French civil engineer closely associated with the development of prestressed concret...

French Structural Historical Civil

9.6 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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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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George W. Housner

George W. Housner was an American civil engineer recognized as a foundational figure in the field of earthquake engineer...

Modern American Structural Earthquake

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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Ralph B. Peck

Ralph B. Peck (1912–2008) was an American civil engineer who significantly influenced the development of modern geotechn...

Modern American Foundations Civil

9.3 Excellent

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Ralph Peck

Ralph B. Peck (1912-2008) was a Canadian-born American civil engineer, geotechnical specialist, and professor at the Uni...

USA 20TH Century Civil Geotechnical

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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James Buchanan Eads

James Buchanan Eads was an American civil engineer who designed the Eads Bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Loui...

American Structural Historical Bridges

9.1 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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Ralph Modjeski

Ralph Modjeski was a Polish-American civil engineer who designed numerous major bridges across the United States during...

Polish American Bridges Civil

8.4 Great

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David B. Steinman

David B. Steinman was an American civil engineer renowned for designing numerous major suspension bridges. His most famo...

American Suspension Bridges Civil

8.0 Great

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Joseph Strauss

Joseph Baermann Strauss was an American structural engineer known for serving as chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridg...

American Golden Gate Bridges Civil

7.6 Good

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Leon Moisseiff

Leon Moisseiff was a Latvian-American civil engineer known for his work on suspension bridges and for promoting the use...

Structural Historical Bridges Latvian American

5.2 Mediocre