Great Engineers

1.Albert Einstein: (14 March 1879 - 18 April 1955) Albert Einstein was a German born theoretical physicist.
Known For :
•E=mc^2
•Photoelectric effect
•Bose-Einstein condensate
•Cosmological Constant.

2.Archimedes:Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer.
Known for:
•Archimedes' principle
•Archimedes' screw
•Hydrostatics levers.

3.Nikola Tesla: (10 july 1856-7Jainuary 1943) Tesla was a Serbian - American electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and physicist.

Known for:
Alternating Current (AC) electricity supply system.

4.James Watt: (1736-1819) James Watt was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist.
Known For:
•Watt steam engine
•Separate Condenser
•Centrifugal Governor.

5.Alexander Graham Bell: (3 March 1872-2 August 1922) Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-Born scientist, engineer.
Known For:
Invention of the telephone.

6.Leonardo da Vinci: (15 April 1452-2 May 1519) Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath whose area of interest included Painting, engineering, music, science,mathematics, geology etc.

Sometimes credited with the inversions of tanks & helicopter.
Known For:
Science, Art.

7.Charles Babbage: (26 December 1791-18 October 1871) Charles Babbage was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher and mechanical engineer.
Known for:
Mathematics, engineering, early computing.

8.Henry Ford: (30 July 1863-1 April 1972) Henry Ford was an American industrialist and the founder of the ford motor company.


9.Joseph Whithworth: (21 December 1803-22 January 1887) Joseph Whithworth was an English engineer, entrepreneur.
Known For:
Designing of defense weapons like rifle,bleech loading artillery.

10.George Stephenson: (9 Jun 1781-2 August 1848) George Stephenson was an English civil Engineer and mechanical engineer who build the first intercity railway line in the world to use steam locomotives.

11. Gustave Eiffel: (15 December 1852-27 December 1923) Gustave Eiffel was a franchise civil engineer and architect.
Known for:
•Eiffel Tower
•Contribution to building "statue of liberty" in new York.

12.Isambard Kingdom Brunel: (9 April 1806-15 September 1859) Brunel was an English mechanical and civil engineer .
Brunel built dockyards ,the great western Railway.
Significant design: Royal Albert Bridge.


13.Gottlieb Daimler: (17 March 1834-6 March 1900) Gottlieb Daimler was an engineer, industrial designer born in Germany.
He was a pioneer of internal combination engine and automobile development.

Known For:
•High speed liquid petroleum fueled engine.

14.John A. Roebling: (12 June 1806-22 July 1869) Roebling was a german-born American civil engineer.
He designed & built wire rope suspension bridges in particular the Brooklyn Bridge in which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark & a National Historic civil Engineering Landmark.

15.Nikolaus otto: (14 June1832-26 January 1891) Nikolaus was a German engineer.
He was successfully developed the compressed charge internal combustion engine which ran on petroleum gas & led to the modern internal combustion engine.



Reference:-Wikipedia.org


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