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Rebecca Sparling, P.E. (1910–1996) – professional engineer licensed in mechanical engineering, innovations in high-temperature metallurgy and nondestructive test methods, including simpler liquid dye penetrant inspection technique; Sir William Stanier (1876–1965) – Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Andrew Meikle (1719–1811), inventor of an innovative mechanical threshing machine [23] Rachel Mary Parsons (1885–1956), engineer and advocate for women's employment rights, was the founding president of the Women's Engineering Society in Britain. Lewis Paul (died 1759), inventor of spinning and weaving machines [24]
Australian railroad engineer and executive [69] James C. Floyd: 1914– 110: Canadian aerospace engineer [70] Yves Oscar Fortier: 1914–2014: 100: Canadian geologist [71] John S. Foster Jr. 1922– 102: American physicist [72] Ronald Martin Foster: 1896–1998: 101: American engineer [73] Henry Jacques Gaisman: 1869–1974: 104: American ...
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Henry R. Towne – American mechanical engineer and businessman, known as an early systematizer of management; John Tregoning (1840s–1920s) – American mechanical engineer; wrote the first books on factory management; Laura Tremosa – first Catalan woman to qualify as an industrial engineer; Tim Cook – CEO of Apple
Buzz Aldrin (born 1930) – astronaut, mechanical engineer and second person to walk on the Moon; Rostislav Alexeyev (1916–1980) – ground effect vehicle designer; Edmund T. Allen (1896–1943) – engineer, test pilot; Harry Julian Allen (1910–1977) – NASA, inventor of blunt body re-entry vehicles; Gwen Alston (1907–1993 ...
The first schools in the United States to offer a mechanical engineering education were the United States Military Academy in 1817, an institution now known as Norwich University in 1819, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1825. Education in mechanical engineering has historically been based on a strong foundation in mathematics and ...
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