Engineer/designer Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was a noted Portuguese civil engineer and university professor. In Portugal, Edgar Cardoso was a pio

Was a noted Portuguese civil engineer and university professor. In Portugal, Edgar Cardoso was a pioneer of experimental analysis of structures and of high precision instruments development for measure mechanical sizes in the little models and in his own

Was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for datab

Was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases. He made other valuable contributions to computer science, but the relational model, a very influential general theory of data management, remains his most memorable achievement.

Was an Estonian architect (mostly freelance) and furniture and interior designer. His 1920s style ca

Was an Estonian architect (mostly freelance) and furniture and interior designer. His 1920s style can be described as a mix of baroque, traditional art and expressionism, which was characteristic to almost all architects of the young Republic of Estonia a

Is a computer scientist and academic noted for developing model checking, a method for formally veri

Is a computer scientist and academic noted for developing model checking, a method for formally verifying hardware and software designs. He is the FORE Systems Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University.

Was a Dutch architect.Cuypers was trained in the architectural practice of his uncle P.J.H. Cuypers

Was a Dutch architect.Cuypers was trained in the architectural practice of his uncle P.J.H. Cuypers and in 1881 set up his own office in Amsterdam. His good contacts with businessmen earned him commissions for offices, shops and houses. In spite of his training by his uncle, the country's major architect of neo-Gothic, his work was closely related to Neo-renaissance and Jugendstil. Although he designed several churches, unlike his uncle and his cousin Joseph Cuypers, Eduard did not confine himself solely to ecclesiastical architecture. Instead, he designed a few dozen railwaystations, which were mostly built in the north of the country, several hospitals and many houses.

Developed PEZ candy.In the 1920s Haas began to purchase peppermint oil from a chemist, and with it,

Developed PEZ candy.In the 1920s Haas began to purchase peppermint oil from a chemist, and with it, he created the candy known as PEZ”: a small, flat, minty candy in 1927. The name "PEZ" was coined from "Pfefferminze," the German word for peppermint. PEZ gradually gained popularity as an anti-smoking mint; however, Haas decided to broaden the appeal of PEZ. After World War II, PEZ Haas and colleagues developed small dispensers shaped like lighters; the PEZ dispenser debuted in 1947.

Is a Portuguese architect. Son of medical doctor José Alberto Souto de Moura (b. Braga, Sé) and wi

Is a Portuguese architect. Son of medical doctor José Alberto Souto de Moura (b. Braga, Sé) and wife Maria Teresa Ramos Machado, he is the brother of José Souto de Moura, former 9th Attorney-General of Portugal.

Was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and came to the United States on a scholarship to the Universiti

Was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and came to the United States on a scholarship to the Universities of Pennsylvania and Harvard. In 1945, after earning his second Master's Degree in architecture, Catalano taught at the Architectural Association in London until 1951, when he came back to the U.S. as a Professor of Architecture at the School of Design in Raleigh, North Carolina State University. In 1956 he began teaching in the graduate program for MIT, until 1977, when he moved on "to discover and participate in other endeavors as rewarding as teaching"[1]

Is a computer scientist working in the field of artificial intelligence. He is often called the "fat

Is a computer scientist working in the field of artificial intelligence. He is often called the "father of expert systems."

Was an architect, born in Paris, who designed apartment and office buildings, many in New York City.

Was an architect, born in Paris, who designed apartment and office buildings, many in New York City. He died in Sunnyside, Queens, New York at 67. Blum was a graduate of Columbia University.[1]

Was an American engineer, known for his contributions to teletraffic engineering. He was autodidact

Was an American engineer, known for his contributions to teletraffic engineering. He was autodidact in mathematics and entered the AT&T research department, later Bell Labs (1901). His invention of relay translators (1906)[1] resulted in the panel dial sy

Was a noted military aircraft designer for Douglas Aircraft.Heinemann was born in Saginaw, Michigan,

Was a noted military aircraft designer for Douglas Aircraft.Heinemann was born in Saginaw, Michigan, but moved to California as a boy and was raised in Los Angeles. A self-taught engineer, he joined Douglas Aircraft as a draftsman in 1926, but was laid of

Is a professor of computer science and public affairs at Princeton University.Felten has done a vari

Is a professor of computer science and public affairs at Princeton University.Felten has done a variety of computer security research, including groundbreaking work on proof-carrying authentication and work on security related to the Java programming language, but he is perhaps best known for his paper on the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) challenge.

Is an Academy Award winning computer scientist and current president of Walt Disney Animation Studio

Is an Academy Award winning computer scientist and current president of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios. As a computer scientist, Catmull has contributed to many important developments in computer graphics.

A Finnish interior designer, well known for his innovative furniture designs in the 1960s, notably h

A Finnish interior designer, well known for his innovative furniture designs in the 1960s, notably his plastic and fiberglass chairs. [1]Aarnio studied at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki, and started his own office in 1962. The following year he introduced his Ball Chair, a hollow sphere on a stand, open on one side to allow a person to sit within. The similar Bubble Chair was clear and suspended from above. Other innovative designs included his floating Pastil Chair (similar to a solid inner tube),[2] and Tomato Chair (more stable with a seat between three spheres). His Screw Table, as the name suggests, had the appearance of a flat head screw driven into the ground. he was awarded the American Industrial Design award in 1968.[3]

Was a Finnish American architect and product designer of the 20th century famous for varying his sty

Was a Finnish American architect and product designer of the 20th century famous for varying his style according to the demands of the project[citation needed]: simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or machine-like rationalism.Eero Saarinen, who was born in Hvitträsk, coincidentally shared the same birthday as his father, Eliel Saarinen [1]. Saarinen emigrated to the United States of America in 1923 when he was thirteen years old [2]. He grew up within the community of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, where his father taught. Saarinen studied under his father and took courses in sculpture and furniture design. He had a close relationship with fellow students Charles and Ray Eames

Germany's most prominent architects in the second half of the 20th century.

Germany's most prominent architects in the second half of the 20th century.

Was a German architect. He is best known for the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, Luxembourg and Köh

Was a German architect. He is best known for the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, Luxembourg and Köhlbrandbrücke, Hamburg.

Is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-look

Is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, energy-efficient aircraft. He is often described as the "second true innovator" in the field of aerospace materials technology; his most important pre

Was an accomplished Romanian engineer and aircraft designer. He is considered a pioneering contribut

Was an accomplished Romanian engineer and aircraft designer. He is considered a pioneering contributor to the field of Aerodynamics.

Was a distinguished Romanian artisan, architect, and civil engineer.

Was a distinguished Romanian artisan, architect, and civil engineer.

Was a Finnish architect and author. She was the widow of famed architect Alvar Aalto, who died in 19

Was a Finnish architect and author. She was the widow of famed architect Alvar Aalto, who died in 1976. Along with her husband and Harald Deilmann, she helped design the opera house in Essen, Germany. She died in 1994, and was buried in Hietaniemi Cemetery, in Helsinki, Finland, with her husband.

Known as the Queen of the Hurricanes, was the world's first female aircraft designer. She worked as

Known as the Queen of the Hurricanes, was the world's first female aircraft designer. She worked as an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War and did much to make Canada a powerhouse of airplane construction during her years at Canada Car and Foundry (CC&F) in Fort William, Ontario. After her work at CC&F she ran a successful consulting business. Between 1967–1970 she was a commissioner on the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, published in 1970.

Was an Estonian architect. After spending his childhood in his birthplace and in Shanghai, he moved

Was an Estonian architect. After spending his childhood in his birthplace and in Shanghai, he moved to Darmstadt in 1921, where he graduated from the Darmstadt University of Technology in 1925. After graduation he worked in Tallinn until 1943. He was amon

Is an Italian jewelry designer.She was born in Florence, Italy, the daughter of a well-to-do Roman f

Is an Italian jewelry designer.She was born in Florence, Italy, the daughter of a well-to-do Roman family. Educated at Volbicela School in Rome, with a diploma in interior design.