Kurt Schreckling

Kurt Schreckling

male, 70 years old
engineer, German, gasturbine, model aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft, Scale jet engines
Kurt Schreckling (born 1939) is a German who pioneered home constructed turbojet engines for model aircraft. His design was constructed using hand...

Ægidius Elling

male, deceased (1949)
norwegian, inventor, gasturbine, celsius, jet engine, compressor
Jens William Ægidius Elling (also Aegidus or Aegidius was a Norwegian inventor who is considered to be the father of the gas turbine. His first g...
George Brayton

George Brayton

male, deceased (1892)
engineer, mechanical engineer, gasturbine, American, Brayton cycle
George Brayton (October 3, 1830 - December 17, 1892) was an American mechanical engineer, and is noted for introducing the continuous combustion...
Hellmuth Walter

Hellmuth Walter

male, deceased (1980)
engineer, World War II, luftwaffe, German, torpedo, mechanical engineering…gasturbine
Hellmuth Walter was a German engineer who pioneered research into rocket engines and gas turbines. His most noteworthy contributions were rocket...

György Jendrassik

male
engineer, mechanical engineer, hungarian, mechanical engineering, einstein, gasturbine
György Jendrassik was born in Budapest, Hungary. Jendrassik completed his education at Budapest's József Technical University, then at the Un...
Philippe Le Bon

Philippe Le Bon

male, deceased (1804)
French chemical engineer, Brachay, Street engine, compression ratio, thermodynamic, steam engine…gasturbine
Philippe le Bon (May 29, 1767 – December 2, 1804. Born in Brachay, France. This brief article is about the early French engineer Philippe le Bon (D...