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0 /22/03 "An sufficientl advanced technolog is indistinguishable from magic." --Ar h r C. Clarke

Man fa cina ing people ha e been enginee o ha e an enginee ing backg o nd. A he li belo ho , enginee a e no j e ea che , de igne , and in en o . The a e al o a i , S pe Bo l inne , a ona , Ol mpian , head of a e, and e en Academ A a d ecipien !

Famous people who are also engineers or have an engineering background:

Scott Adams - ca ooni Maga ine and c ea o of "Dilbe " - ead an in e ie i h him in P i m

Yasser Arafat - Pale inian leade and Nobel Peace P i e La enginee f om he Uni e i of C ai o.

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Neil Alden Armstrong - became he fi man o alk on he moon on J l 20, 1969, a 10:56 p.m. EDT. He and "B " Ald en pen abo o and one-half ho alking on he moon, hile pilo Michael C ollin ai ed abo e in he Apollo 11 command mod le. A m ong ecei ed hi B.S. in ae ona ical enginee ing f om P d e Uni e i and an M.S. in ae o pace enginee ing f om he Uni e i of So he n C alifo nia. Rowan Atkinson - A B i i h comedian, be kno n fo hi a ing ole in he ele i ion e ie "Blackadde" and "M . Bean," and e e al film incl ding Fo Wedding And A F ne al. A kin on a ended fi Manche e hen O fo d Uni e i on an elec ical enginee ing deg ee. Leonid Bre hnev - leade of he fo me So ie Union, me all gical enginee .

Alexander Calder - a na i e of Penn l ania, ecei ed hi deg ee in mechanical enginee ing f om S e en In i e of Technolog , Hoboken, Ne Je e , and ho l he eaf e mo ed o Pa i , he e he died a and began o c ea e hi no -famo mobile . Man of hi la ge c lp e a e on pe manen o doo di pla a he Ma ach e In i e of Technolog , he e he fi majo e o pec i e of hi o k held in 1950.

Frank Capra - film di ec o - "I Happened One Nigh ", "M . Smi h Goe "I ' a Wonde f l Life" - college deg ee in chemical enginee ing.
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Jimm Carter - 39 h P e ide C ege a d he Ge gia I i S a e Na a Acade i 1946. A a ic a d Pacific f ee a d i Ric e f he c ea b a he g ad a e a U i e ed a e i ffice f he

f he U i ed S a e . A e ded Ge gia S h e e e f Tech g a d ecei ed a B.S. deg ee f he U i ed I he Na he beca e a b a i e , e i g i b h he i g he a f ie e a . C h e b Ad i a H a i e g a , he a a ig ed Sche ec ad , N.Y., he e C ege i eac ech g a d c ea h ic a d e-c i i i gc e f he Sea f.

Roger Corman -fi di ec , i d ia e gi ee i g deg ee f S a f d U i e i . He a ed di ec i e e i fi i 1953 a a d ce a d c ee i e , a i g hi deb a di ec i 1955. Be ee he a d hi fficia e i e e i 1971 he di ec ed d e f fi , fe a a a i e e e ea , ica h e e e ic ef e e f he , a ge d ci . Hi bab bea ab e ec d f a fe i a 35 fea e fi a da a d a igh h he igi a e i f "The Li e Sh fH ".

Leonardo Da Vinci - F e i e a i , e f he g ea a e ce eb a ed a a ai e , c , a chi ec , e gi ee , a d cie i edge a d e ea ch a he e e f b h hi a i ic a d i ai i he fie d f ai i g i f e ced he c e f I a ia ce af e hi dea h, a d hi cie ific die - a ic a i ic , a d h d a ic - a ici a ed a f he de e e f

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companie ho o inc ea e efficienc and p od c ion h o gh b dge ing of ime, ene g , and mone . D . Gilb e h ecei ed he Ph.D. in p cholog f om B o n Uni e i and a a p ofe o a P d e' School of Mechanical Enginee ing, Ne a k School of Enginee ing and he Uni e i of Wi con in. She i "Membe No. 1" of he Socie of Women Enginee . She and he h band ed hei ind ial enginee ing kill o n hei ho ehold, and ho e effo a e he bjec of he book and famil film "C heape b he Do en." Roberto C. Goi ueta - fo me chai man and chief e ec enginee ing deg ee f om Yale Uni e i . Herbie Hancock - ja m ician. i e of C oca-C ola. C hemical

Alfred Hitchcock - B i i h-bo n Ame ican di ec o and p od ce of man b illian l con i ed film , mo of hem p chological h ille incl ding "P cho", "The Bi d ", "Rea Windo ", and "No h b No h e ." He a bo n in London and ained he e a an enginee a Sain Igna i C ollege. Al ho gh Hi chcock ne e on an Academ A a d fo hi di ec ion, he ecei ed he I ing Thalbe g A a d of he Academ of Mo ion Pic e A and Science in 1967 and he Ame ican Film In i e' Life Achie emen A a d in 1979. D ing he final ea of hi life, he a knigh ed b Q een Eli abe h II, e en ho gh he had long been a na ali ed ci i en of he Uni ed S a e . Herbert Hoover - ha ing g ad a ed f om S anfo d Uni e i in C alifo nia, Hoo e a a 26 - ea -old mining enginee in Tien in, C hina, hen he ci a a acked b 5,000 C hine e oop and 25,000 membe of he ma ial a g o p kno n a he Bo e . (The Bo e Rebellion a a iolen 1900 p i ing again fo eign b ine in e e in C hina.) Hoo e ook cha ge of e ing p ba icade o p o ec Tien in n il i e c e af e 28 da of bomba dmen . Thi ea la e , He be Hoo e became he 31 P e iden of he Uni ed S a e ; he and hi ife con in ed o peak C hine e hen he an ed p i ac in he Whi e Ho e. Lee Iacocca - fo me chai man and C EO of C h le C o p. Iacocca g ad a ed f om Lehigh Uni e i , Be hlehem, Pa., in 1945 and ecei ed a ma e ' deg ee in enginee ing f om P ince on Uni e i in 1946. Be kno n fo hi helm man hip a C h le Mo o , Iacocca a ed o a a ale manage a he Fo d Mo o C o. in 1946 and b 1970 a p e iden of he compan . Joining C h le in 1978, Iacocca helped d ag he o bled compan f om he b ink of e inc ion b helping ec e $1.5 billion in go e nmen loan . Iacocca' legenda a in he a omobile ind i einfo ced b hi ole in he in od c ion of ha Ame ican icon: he Fo d M ang. He a al o one of he fi C EO o p o el i e hi compan ' p od c on na ional ele i ion i h he K ca campaign.

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Bonnie Dunbar - NASA a a h ea ed he B.S. a d M.S. deg ee i ce a ic e gi ee i g f he U i e i f Wa hi g a dad c ae i echa ica /bi edica e gi ee i g f he U i e i fH . Whi e i ga R c e I e ai a,D . D ba he ed de e he ce a ic i e ha e ab e ace h e i e e-e . She ha had a i e h e i e fi ha d a a f -i e a a , i c di g a i he fi h e i i d c i h he R ia S ace S a i Mi . Reginald A. (Aubre ) Fessenden - C a adia -b A e ica h ici a d e ec ica e gi ee h i f hi ea i i ee c ica i . He bega hi e ea ch a he U i e i f Pi b gh; af e de ig i g a high-f e e c a e a , he b adca (1906) he fi g a f eech a d ic e e a i ed b adi . Tha a e ea , he e ab i hed - a a a a ic i e e e eg a h c ica i . Fe e de a i e ed he he e d e e f adi ece i , he ic de h fi de , he adi c a , b a i e ig a i g de ice , he e c d (f a a fa e), a d he b e ec ic d i e (f ba e hi ). Sir Sanford Fleming - a ci i e gi ee a d cie i , C a adia ai a e a d c ea ed he d ide a ed a e f e e i de e a da d i e. i g he

Henr Ford he d a ae a i e echa i b i be e e be ed f he i g de i e he fac a e b a ach d ci ha e i i ed he a i d b g ea ed ci g he i e e i ed a e b e a ca . B i Wa e C , Mich., F d h ed a ea i e e i echa ic , c c i g hi fi ea e gi e a he age f 15. I 1891, F d beca e a e gi ee i h he Edi I i ai gC a i De i . He beca e C hief E gi ee i 1893 a d hi ii a ed hi de e a e i hi e a e e i e i e a c b i e gi e . I 1893 he b i hi fi i e a c b i e gi e, a a e-c i de ga i e de , a d i 1896 he b i hi fi a bi e. I J e 1903, F d he ed e ab i h F d M C a . He e ed a e ide fF df 1906 1919 a d f 1943 1945.

Ja W. Forrester a a i ee i ea digi a a d -acce , c i cide -c e ag e ic de ice f digi a c e . He ecei ed a B.S. f he U i e i f Neb a a a d a M.S. deg Tech g i 1945.

c e de e e a d i e ed age, hich beca e he a da d e deg ee i E ec ica E gi ee i g i 1939 ee f he Ma ach e I i e f

Yuan-Cheng Fung - F g i ide ec g i ed a he fa he f bi echa ic , ha i g e ab i hed he f da e a f bi echa ica e ie i a f he h a b d ' ga a d i e . He f ded he bi e gi ee i g g a a he U i e i f C a if ia, Sa Dieg . I N e be 2001 he beca e he fi bi e gi ee ecei e he P e ide ' Na i a Meda f Scie ce, he a i ' highe cie ific h .

Robert Hutchings Goddard i ee ed de c e a d ace f igh a df ded a h e fie d f cie ce a d e gi ee i g. G dda d' i e e i c e bega i 1899, he he a 17. He c d c ed a ic e ih a id-f e c e a W ce e Tech a ea a 1908, a d i 1912 he de e ed he de ai ed a he a ica he f c e i . I 1915 he ed ha c e e gi e c d d ce h i a ac a d he ef e a e ace f igh ib e. He cceeded i de e i g e e a e f id-f e c e be fi ed f ha dhe d i ded a chi g be , hich e e he ba i f he ba a a d he e f c e ea f W d Wa II. A he i e f hi dea h G dda d he d 214 ae i c e .
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H man G. Rickover - he "Fa he of he N clea Na " he led he de elopmen of he Na n clea bma ine flee . Ma e in elec ical enginee ing f om C ol mbia Uni e i . D ing Wo ld Wa II, he headed he elec ical ec ion of he Na ' B ea of Ship , and in 1946 a enli ed in o he U.S. a omic p og am. The ne ea he e ned o he Na o manage i n clea -p op l ion p og am. Rega ded a a fana ic b hi de ac o , he comple ed he o ld' fi n clea bma ine-- he USS Na il --ahead of ched le in 1955. While con in ing hi o k i h he Na , he helped b ild he fi majo ci ilian n clea po e plan a Shippingpo , PA. Al a an o poken ad oca e of U.S. n clea p emac , he a p omo ed o he ank of ice admi al in 1959 and admi al in 1973. He e i ed f om he Na in 1982 af e e ing a an office fo a eco d 63 Norbert Rillieu -hi e long ioni al ca ee hi ga ind ion b in en ing a efining p oce ol na ed in he ha ea . Th o gho deco a ed ced ime, co , and ga f om cane and bee . incl ded he Di ing i hed Seafe Medal, Legionin pMe i cing ice i k in ol ed of od , Hi en ion p o ec Medal, ending ional Gold Medal ga p od c ion. Na in C ommenda ion ed li e bo C ong e he olde dange o , me hod of A he a of a i F ench plana /in ommande a la e mo he DiNo ion ofRillie Mo a bo n in , i be a ell on he le of Hono e C en o and of he Mili a he E cellen Ne lean F ed him he P e he O de O of he ,BLA. He a e. In 1980, P he iden Jimm C a inePa ie, enance in 1830, e eiden ial i i h Empi ed ca ed a e L'Ecole C en al p died e eedom, enginee ing and ed a a hono . Medal of F apo a ing he na ion' highe enon-mili an ed ca o . Washington Roebling - comple ed he B ookl n B idge ci il enginee . hich a a ed b hi fa he ,

Katherine Stinson - he fi female g ad a e of NC S a e Uni e i ' C ollege of Enginee ing. Ini iall denied admi ion a a f e hman, S in on en on o become one of NC S a e' mo di ing i hed and ac i e al mni. G ad a ing ice p e iden of he cla , he a oon hi ed b he C i il Ae ona ic Admini a ion a i fi female enginee . La e , he e ed a echnical a i an chief in i Enginee ing and Man fac ing Di i ion n il he e i emen in 1973. She en on o fo nd he Socie of Women Enginee . Nikola Tesla - in en ed he ind c ion mo o i h o a ing magne ic field ha made ni d i e fo machine fea ible and made AC po e an mi ion an economic nece i . Stephen Timoshenko - he fa he of enginee ing mechanic , enginee ing cien i . Theodore von Karman - D . on Ka man a one of he o ld' fo emo ae od namic and cien i and i idel ecogni ed a he fa he of mode n ae o pace cience. He a a p ofe o of ae ona ic a he C alifo nia In i e of Technolog and a one of he p incipal fo nde of NASA' Je P op l ion Labo a o , Pa adena, C alifo nia.

George Westinghouse - in en ed a and b il one of he g ea e elec ic man 1886, he fo nded he We ingho e Elec al e na ing c en a oppo ed o di ec c h ee mile . We ingho e enli ed he e de elopmen of al e na ing c en mo o en ion c en , pionee ing la ge- cale m
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em of ai b ake ha made a el b ain afe fac ing o gani a ion in he Uni ed S a e . In ic C ompan , fo e eeing he po ibili ie of en , hich a limi ed o a adi of oo ice of Nikola Te la and o he in en o in he and appa a fo he an mi ion of highnicipal ligh ing.
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American inventor, pioneer, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer Eli Whitne is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin. He also affected the industrial development of the United States when, in manufacturing muskets for the government, he translated the concept of interchangeable parts into a manufacturing s stem, giving birth to the American mass-production concept. Steve Wo niak cofounded Apple C omputer, Inc. in 1976 with the Apple I computer. Wo niak's Apple II personal computer - introduced in 1977 and featuring a central processing unit (C PU), ke board, flopp disk drive, and a $1,300 price tag - helped launch the PC industr . In 1980, just a little more than four ears after being founded, Apple went public. Wo niak left Apple in 1981 and went back to Berkele and finished his degree in electrical engineering/computer science. Since then, he has been involved in various business and philanthropic ventures, focusing primaril on computer capabilities in schools, including an initiative in 1990 to place computers in schools in the former Soviet Union.

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