ENGINEERS who have made significant contribution to the science of engineering

     Famous Engineer              Date         Achievements
1    Edwin H. Armstrong           1890-1954    Superhetrodyne receiver and FM radio
2    Sir Benjamin Baker           1840-1907    Forth Bridge
3    William H. Barlow            1812-1902    2nd Tay Bridge
4    Werner von Braun             1912-1977    Rocketry
5    James Brindley               1716-1762    Canal Engineer
6    I.K. Brunel                  1806-1859    Railway Engineer, Steamship pioneer
7    M.K. Brunel                  1767-1849    Civil Engineer, Thames tunnel, father of IK
8    Gotteib Daimler              1834-1900    High-speed IC engine
9    Abraham Darby                1677-1717    Production of pig iron
10   Lee De Forest                1873-1961    Triode valve
11   Rudolf Diesel                1859-1913    Diesel engine
12   John Presper Eckert          1919-1995    ENIAC and UNIVAC computers
13   Thomas Alva Edison           1837-1931    Phonograph, dc power supplies
14   Oscar Faber                  1886-1956    Theory of plastic yield in concrete, Mulberry harbour, 
                                               rebuilding of the House of Commons
15   Michael Faraday              1791-1867    Electo-magnetic induction
16   Sebastian de Ferranti        1864-1930    High voltage ac generation and transmission
17   John Ambrose Flemming        1849-1945    Rectifier
18   Henry Ford                   1863-1947    Assembly line production
19   Sir John Fowler              1817-1898    Forth Bridge
20   William Jessop               1745-1814    Civil Engineer (Aberdeen Harbour)
21   Robert Fulton                1765-1815    Steamboats
22   Gulglielmo Marconi           1874-1937    Radio
23   Henry Maudslay               1771-1831    Machine tools, screw cutting lathe
24   William Murdock              1754-1839    Gas lighting
25   James Nasmyth                1808-1890    Steam Hammer
26   Thomas Newcomen              1663-1729    Atmospheric engine
27   Charles Parsons              1854-1931    Steam Turbine
28   Sir Joseph Paxton            1801-1965    Pre-fabricated buildings, Crystal Palace
29   Charles William Siemens      1823-1883    Electrical Engineering, telegraphy, dynamo design
30   Wernor von Siemens           1816-1892    Electrical Engineer
31   John Smeaton                 1724-1792    Civil Engineer, lighthouses, windmills
32   George Stephenson            1781-1848    "Father of the railways"
33   Robert Stephenson            1803-1859    Civil Engineer, Britannia Bridge, Lighthouses etc
34   William Symington            1763-1831    "Charlotte Dundas" on the Clyde
35   John Rennie                  1761-1821    Civil Engineer
36   Harry Ralph Ricardo                       Internal Combustion Engine
37   Osborne Reynolds             1843-1912    Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics
38   Thomas Telford               1757-1834    Civil Engineer, bridges and canals
39   Nikola Tesla                 1856-1943    AC induction motor
40   Richard Trevithick           1771-1833    Steam engines and locomotives
41   Leonardo Da Vinci            1492-1519    Dynamics, architecture, military engineering
42   Barnes Wallis                1887-1979    R100, Wellington bomber, bouncing bombs
43   Felix Wankel                 1902-1988    Wankel Engine
44   Robert Alexander             1892-1973    Radar
     Watson-Watt
45   James Watt                   1736-1819    Steam Engine
46   George Westinghouse          1846-1914    Westinghouse brake, founder of Westinghouse Electric
47   Frank Whittle                1907-1996    Turbojet and turbofans
48   Joseph Whitworth             1803-1887    Uniform system of screw threads
49   Vladimir Kosma Zworykin      1889-1982    Iconoscope (TV), electro microscope
50   Ferdinand von Zeppelin       1838-1917    Airships