Ludwig Bölkow

Ludwig Bölkow

male, deceased (2003)
World War II, German, Aerospaceengineer, schwerin, me 262, dasa
Ludwig Bölkow was one of the aeronautical pioneers of Germany. Born in Schwerin as the son of an employee of the Fokker company he studied a...
Theodore von Kármán

Theodore von Kármán

male, deceased (1963)
Early spaceflight scientist, Astronautics, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal for Merit recipient, naturalized citizen of the United States, hungarian…engineer, Aerospaceengineer
Theodore von Kármán (Szőllőskislaki Kármán Tódor was a Hungarian-American engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronau...
Alex Smith

Alex Smith

male, 87 years old
physicist, Sir Alex Smith, Elgin Academy, Scotland, Lossiemouth, from Moray, Rolls-Royce Limited…Aerospaceengineer, engineer
Sir Alex Smith was born in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland, in 1922 and died in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England. He was educated at Lossiemouth,...

Edward A. Murphy Jr.

male, deceased (1990)
American, Air Force Institute of Technology, World War II, aviator, Aerospaceengineer, United States Army…engineer
Edward A. Murphy, Jr. (1918 - 1990) was an American aerospace engineer who worked on safety-critical systems and is best-known for Murphy's Law...
Willy Ley

Willy Ley

male, deceased (1969)
physicist, German-American, technology writer, inventor, German, Worldcon Guest of Honor…Aerospaceengineer
Willy Ley (October 2 1906 - June 24 1969) was a science writer and space advocate who helped popularise rocketry and spaceflight in Germany and the...
Alexander Schleicher

Alexander Schleicher

male, deceased (1968)
World War II, German, Aerospaceengineer, fulda, sailplane, joiner
Alexander Schleicher was a German pioneer of sailplane design. The company that he founded and which bears his name - Alexander Schleicher GmbH &...
Robert R. Gilruth

Robert R. Gilruth

male, deceased (2000)
National Aviation Hall of Fame, Collier Trophy recipient, Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society, Aerospaceengineer, aeronautical engineering, University of Minnesota…engineer
Robert Rowe Gilruth (October 18 1913-August 17 2000) was an American aviation and space pioneer. In the beginning of his career he was involved...

James R. French

male
engineer, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mars, voyager program, Apollo Lunar Module, Project Apollo…Aerospaceengineer, aerospace engineering
James R. French is a prominent U.S. aerospace engineer. While working for different NASA contractors during the 1960s, he helped design, develop...
Hugo Junkers

Hugo Junkers

male, deceased (1935)
from North Rhine-Westphalia, Junkers & Co, aachen, inventor, luftwaffe, Nazi…Aerospaceengineer, engineer, Aircraft Engineer
Hugo Junkers (3 February 1859 - 3 February 1935) was an innovative German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas (gas engines, aeroplanes)...
Frank Whittle

Frank Whittle

male, deceased (1996)
National Inventors Hall of Fame, jet engine, inventor, Sir Frank Whittle, Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Member of the Order of Merit…engineer, Aerospaceengineer
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, FRS, Hon FRAeS (1 June 1907-9 August 1996) was an English Royal Air Force officer and is seen as the...