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Engineers Directory

Explore a global and historical archive of engineers, featuring pioneers from different eras whose contributions have profoundly influenced technology across the ages.

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Sir Charles Algernon Parsons

Sir Charles Algernon Parsons

Sir Charles Algernon Parsons(June 13, 1854 – February 11, 1931) was an inventor and mechanical engineer credited with designing the modern steam turbine in 1884. His work transformed marine propulsion and electrici...
United Kingdom

United Kingdom

1854-1931

Samuel W. Alderson

Samuel W. Alderson

Samuel W. Alderson(October 21, 1914 – February 11, 2005) is known for inventing one of the most important inventions in the history of automobile manufacturing – the crash test dummy. This device was widely u...
United States

United States

1914-2005

Karlheinz Brandenburg

Karlheinz Brandenburg

Karlheinz Brandenburg, born on June 20, 1954, is a renowned German electrical engineer and mathematician best known for being one of the principal MP3 audio compression format inventors. His groundbreaking work has trans...
Germany

Germany

1954-N/A

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Samuel W. Alderson

Samuel W. Alderson

Samuel W. Alderson(October 21, 1914 – February 11, 2005) is known for inventing one of the most important inventions in the history of automobile manufacturing – the crash test dummy. This device was widely u...
United States

United States

1914-2005

James Fowle Baldwin

James Fowle Baldwin

James Fowle Baldwin(April 29, 1782 – May 20, 1862) was an American civil engineer known for pioneering some of the earliest engineering projects in Massachusetts. These projects include the Boston and Lowell Railroad, th...
United States

United States

1782-1862

Carl Georg Barth

Carl Georg Barth

Carl Georg Lange Barth (February 28, 1860 – October 28, 1939) was a Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer known for popularizing the industrial use of compound slide rules. He is also regarded as...
Norway

Norway

1860-1939

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John Bradfield

John Bradfield

John Jacob Crew Bradfield (December 26, 1867 – September 23, 1943) was a towering figure in Australian civil engineering, earning the title ‘Father of Modern Sydney.’ Born in Sandgate, Queensland, to a ...
Australia

Australia

1867-1943

Sir Richard Arkwright

Sir Richard Arkwright

Sir Richard Arkwright (December 23, 1732 – August 3, 1792) was an English inventor who invented the spinning frame. He is also known for inventing the rotary carding engine that is used to convert raw cotton to &#8...
England

England

1732-1792

Arthur Samuel

Arthur Samuel

Arthur Lee Samuel (1901–1990) was an American computer scientist whose work on self-learning programs laid the early foundations for artificial intelligence.  A graduate of the College of Emporia in Kansas and the Massac...
United States

United States

1901-1990

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