Engineer Biographies

Being a brilliant scientist who helped build India’s space and missile programs and later became the President of India.

A Brazilian aviation pioneer who helped make airplanes and airships practical and popular.

Being one of the first astronauts to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission.

Helping create electric cars, reusable rockets, and new technology for the future

Founder of Lamborghini, the famous maker of fast and stylish sports cars

Inventing early wireless radio technology that allowed messages to travel through the air.

Making cars affordable for everyday people by improving the moving assembly line.

Being the 31st President of the United States and a world-famous helper during times of need

Designing beautiful modern buildings like the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum.

Inventing the movable-type printing press, which helped books spread around the world

He was a brilliant artist and inventor who loved learning about how the world works.

Being the first Black female engineer at NASA and helping make space travel safer

Being the first person to walk on the Moon.

He helped create the system of alternating current (AC) electricity that powers homes and cities.

Helping invent and fly the world’s first successful powered airplane with his brother Wilbur.

Leading the Soviet space program and helping send the first satellite and first human into space

Founder of Honda Motor Company and a pioneer of cars and motorcycles

Co-founding Apple and helping create the first popular personal computers

Being the CEO of Google and Alphabet and helping create popular tools like Google Chrome.

Inventing and improving useful devices like the electric light bulb and the phonograph that changed everyday life

Helping develop powerful rockets that made human space travel and Moon landings possible

Helping invent and fly the first successful airplane with his brother Orville Wright