Engineer biographies
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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Being a brilliant scientist who helped build India’s space and missile programs and later became the President of India.
Alberto Santos-Dumont
A Brazilian aviation pioneer who helped make airplanes and airships practical and popular.
Buzz Aldrin
Being one of the first astronauts to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission.
Elon Musk
Helping create electric cars, reusable rockets, and new technology for the future
Ferruccio Lamborghini
Founder of Lamborghini, the famous maker of fast and stylish sports cars
Guglielmo Marconi
Inventing early wireless radio technology that allowed messages to travel through the air.
Henry Ford
Making cars affordable for everyday people by improving the moving assembly line.
Herbert Hoover
Being the 31st President of the United States and a world-famous helper during times of need
I.M. Pei
Designing beautiful modern buildings like the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum.
Johannes Gutenberg
Inventing the movable-type printing press, which helped books spread around the world
Leonardo da Vinci
He was a brilliant artist and inventor who loved learning about how the world works.
Mark Rober
He is famous for making fun science and engineering videos on YouTube.
Mary Jackson
Being the first Black female engineer at NASA and helping make space travel safer
Neil Armstrong
Being the first person to walk on the Moon.
Nikola Tesla
He helped create the system of alternating current (AC) electricity that powers homes and cities.
Orville Wright
Helping invent and fly the world’s first successful powered airplane with his brother Wilbur.
Sergei Korolev
Leading the Soviet space program and helping send the first satellite and first human into space
Soichiro Honda
Founder of Honda Motor Company and a pioneer of cars and motorcycles
Steve Wozniak
Co-founding Apple and helping create the first popular personal computers
Sundar Pichai
Being the CEO of Google and Alphabet and helping create popular tools like Google Chrome.
Thomas Edison
Inventing and improving useful devices like the electric light bulb and the phonograph that changed everyday life
Wernher von Braun
Helping develop powerful rockets that made human space travel and Moon landings possible
Wilbur Wright
Helping invent and fly the first successful airplane with his brother Orville Wright