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American scientist and engineer

Alexander Agassiz

American scientist and engineer

American scientist and engineer

Alexander Agassiz

American scientist and engineer

(1803-1889) Sweedish engineer

John Ericsson

(1803-1889) Sweedish engineer

John Ericsson (July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, as was his brother, Nils Ericson. He was born at Langbanshyttan in Varmland, Sweden, but primarily came to be active in the United States.

John Ericsson

John Ericsson (July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, as was…

American engineer and inventor, primarily known for building the steamboat.

Robert Fulton

American engineer and inventor, primarily known for building the steamboat.

Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was a U.S. engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat.

Robert Fulton

Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was a U.S. engineer and inventor who is…

(1452-1519) Famous Italian polymath who was a successful scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician, and writer.

Leonardo Da Vinci

(1452-1519) Famous Italian polymath who was a successful scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor,…

(1805-1894) French diplomat and engineer, most famous for building the Suez canal.

Ferdinand de Lesseps

(1805-1894) French diplomat and engineer, most famous for building the Suez canal.

William Ludlow was an officer in the Corps of Engineers and a major general in the United States Army who served in the Civil War and led a scientific expedition examining the natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park.

William Ludlow

William Ludlow was an officer in the Corps of Engineers and a major general in the United States Army…

(1875- ) Italian electrical engineer famous as the inventor of wireless telegraphy

Guglielmo Marconi

(1875- ) Italian electrical engineer famous as the inventor of wireless telegraphy

Engineer for the U.S. Navy.

George Wallace Melville

Engineer for the U.S. Navy.

"A system of pulleys in two blocks, so arranged that the parts of continuous rope are approximately parallel. The order in which the rope passes round the pulleys consecutively is shown by the figures in the cut. Named after the engineer who invented it." —Whitney, 1889

Pulleys - Smeaton's Blocks

"A system of pulleys in two blocks, so arranged that the parts of continuous rope are approximately…

(1781-1848) Railway engineer who constructed the first locomotive.

George Stephenson

(1781-1848) Railway engineer who constructed the first locomotive.

(1633-1707) French military engineer and Marshal of France

Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban

(1633-1707) French military engineer and Marshal of France

(1633-1707) French military engineer and Marshal of France

Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban

(1633-1707) French military engineer and Marshal of France

The Theater of Vitruvius was a Roman Theater, named after Roman writer, architect and engineer Vitruvius Marcus Pollio.

Theater of Vitruvius

The Theater of Vitruvius was a Roman Theater, named after Roman writer, architect and engineer Vitruvius…

James Watt (19 January 1736 – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both Britain and the world.

James Watts

James Watt (19 January 1736 – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer…