Engineer/designer Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a pioneering French fashion designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and

Was a pioneering French fashion designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important figure in 20th-century fashion. Her influence on haute couture was such that she was the only person

Was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating sys

Was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc. (DRI). Kildall was one of the first people to see microprocessors as fully capable computers rather than equipment controllers and to organize a company around this concept.[

Was a French architect, best known as the designer of the Theater of the Place des Célestins, the F

Was a French architect, best known as the designer of the Theater of the Place des Célestins, the Fountain of the Place des Jacobins and the Grand Temple de Lyon in Lyon, the city hall of Neuilly-sur-Seine[1] and the Palace of Rumine in Lausanne.

One of the most famous architect, architecture authors in India. He is known for telling architectur

One of the most famous architect, architecture authors in India. He is known for telling architecture tales humorously. He has written Punjabi Baroque and Comic Century.He graduated in Fine Arts and earned a Master's in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania [1]. Early in his career he worked with Laurie Baker. He is based in New Delhi. As a critic and satirist, he writes columns for Outlook magazine and Indian Express newspaper [2], and his colums have also appeared in New York Times

Was a mathematician, cartographer and instrument maker. He created important globes, improved the ma

Was a mathematician, cartographer and instrument maker. He created important globes, improved the mathematical instruments of his day and applied mathematics in new ways to surveying and navigation.

Was a British-born Chinese American peer-to-peer file-sharing programmer who was among the first pro

Was a British-born Chinese American peer-to-peer file-sharing programmer who was among the first programmers to produce an open-source version of the file-sharing application that implemented the Gnutella protocol. Kan worked together with Spencer Kimball on the program called "gnubile" licensed under the GNU General Public License. Kan graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1997 with a major in electrical engineering and computer science.

Was a Russian gun engineer. His most famous accomplishments were probably as the designer of the AN-

Was a Russian gun engineer. His most famous accomplishments were probably as the designer of the AN-94 assault rifle, and the "straight-back bolt." Nikonov held 44 Copyright Certificates, and was awarded the titles of "The Best Designer of the Company" and "The Best Designer of the Ministry.

Was a Russian engineer and scientist, journalist and writer. He created the Teoriya Resheniya Izobre

Was a Russian engineer and scientist, journalist and writer. He created the Teoriya Resheniya Izobreatatelskikh Zadatch (Theory of Solving Inventive Problems or TRIZ), in English called the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TIPS).

The most renowned architect in Sri Lanka and was among the most influential architects in southeast

The most renowned architect in Sri Lanka and was among the most influential architects in southeast Asia in the last decades of the 20th century, he is the principal force behind what is today known globally as ‘tropical modernism’.[1][2][3]He became apprenticed to the architectural practice of Edwards Reid and Begg in Colombo after he advanced his education in architecture by gaining a Diploma in Architecture from Architectural Association, London in 1956 and in the following year he became an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects whereupon he returned to Ceylon becoming a partner of Messrs. Edwards, Reid and Begg, Colombo in 1958. Bawa became an Associate of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects in 1960. An ensuing close association with a coterie of like-minded artists and designers, including Ena de Silva, Barbara Sansoni and Laki Senanayake, produced a new awareness of indigenous materials and crafts, leading to a post colonial renaissance of culture.

Was an American fashion designer.Beene was born in Haynesville, Louisiana. He studied medicine at Tu

Was an American fashion designer.Beene was born in Haynesville, Louisiana. He studied medicine at Tulane University, but dropped out in 1946, after three years. He moved to New York in 1947 to attend the Traphagen School of Fashion. He then worked at a number of fashion houses, both in Paris and New York, including Harmay and Teal Traina.

Was a Danish silversmith.From childhood, Jensen had longed to be a sculptor and he now pursued this

Was a Danish silversmith.From childhood, Jensen had longed to be a sculptor and he now pursued this course of study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He graduated in 1892 and began exhibiting his work. Although his clay sculpture was well received, making a living as a fine artist proved difficult and he turned his hand to the applied arts.

Was a German architect and educator, Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts on

Was a German architect and educator, Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts on the Brühl Terrace in Dresden from 1850 until his death. Nicolai studied architecture at the Dresden Academy under Joseph Thürmer and later in Munich under

Was a German architect and Bavarian government building officer. Dollmann completed the Befreiungsha

Was a German architect and Bavarian government building officer. Dollmann completed the Befreiungshalle and expanded the Assyrian Hall in the Glyptothek courtyard. His first significant independent work was the neo-Gothic Church of the Holy Cross in Giesi

Was an American architect who practiced in Greater New York City (from Orange, New Jersey), Sao Paul

Was an American architect who practiced in Greater New York City (from Orange, New Jersey), Sao Paulo, Brazil and Orlando, Florida.Thereafter he spent more than a decade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, starting in 1889.[3][4][5] There, he collaborated with other architects including, Maximiliano Emilio Hehl. Painter Anita Malfatti (1889-1964) was his niece.Upon his return to the United States, Krug maintained an architectural practice with offices on Broadway and in Orange, NJ, designing buildings in the greater New York City area. Krug was the architect of the Hyde Park Club House and many residential properties in Hyde Park, NJ. He was also one of the select group of architects who designed buildings for the planned suburban community of ‘’Livingston Manor’’ in Hyde Park, NJ. This development consisted of architect-designed homes in various styles: Queen Anne houses, Bungalows, Foursquares, and Colonial Revival houses with embellishments typical of the Craftsman era philosophy, which emphasized the value of the labor of skilled artisans who showed pride in their abilities.

Was a Western Australian architect. He was born in Perth, the son of the second Anglican Bishop of P

Was a Western Australian architect. He was born in Perth, the son of the second Anglican Bishop of Perth, Henry Hutton Parry. Parry was educated in Perth and later in Canterbury, England. He worked in London as an architect before returning to Perth in 1907 when he joined the Public Works Department. A year later he left to join the partnership of Cavanagh and Cavanagh in Perth and in 1911 Parry established his own practice. His particular interest was in ecclesiastical work and he designed numerous churches in Western Australia. Parry was joined in practice by Marshall Clifton in 1929 and again from 1933 to 1937.

Is a British engineer best known for his involvement in Formula One.Ryton entered the world of F1 wh

Is a British engineer best known for his involvement in Formula One.Ryton entered the world of F1 when he was hired to work in the Haas Lola team's drawing office for 1985. When the team was disbanded, he moved to Reynard to help design the company's first Formula 3000 chassis.

Was a British architect and public servant, primarily known for his work in Western Australia from 1

Was a British architect and public servant, primarily known for his work in Western Australia from 1886.As Western Australia's Government architect, in a period of rapid urban development during the gold boom, he made notable contributions to Australian architecture and town planning prior to federation. He also held roles relating to town planning, commerce, the Arts and 'society' of Western Australia. His founding and chairing of committees and institutions included; the Western Australian Institute of Architects (later merged to the RAIA), Perth Park (Kings Park Board) and the Wilgie Sketching Society.

Was a French architect. Closson's father, François Closson (1831 – 1874) was a contract metal wor

Was a French architect. Closson's father, François Closson (1831 – 1874) was a contract metal worker, while his mother, Marie-Emilie Denis (1837 – 1921) was an architect. Closson married Marie-Geneviève Dissard (1868 – 1949) in Paris. Their children were Jean-Emile (1896 – 1940), an architect, and Paul-Charles (1900 – 1973), a chemical engineer.

Was a Soviet rocket designer of German/Swiss background. Beginning in 1928, he worked at the Soviet

Was a Soviet rocket designer of German/Swiss background. Beginning in 1928, he worked at the Soviet Gas Dynamics Laboratory along with several other notable Soviet rocket scientists, and they developed rocket projectiles that used smokeless powder.

Was a Canadian engineer who developed long range artillery. He moved from project to project in his

Was a Canadian engineer who developed long range artillery. He moved from project to project in his quest to economically launch a satellite using a huge artillery piece. To this end he designed the Project Babylon "supergun" for the Iraqi government. He was shot outside his home in Brussels, Belgium.

Was a Dutch East Indies painter and architect. In the 1930s - at the height of his artistic career -

Was a Dutch East Indies painter and architect. In the 1930s - at the height of his artistic career - the press called G.P. Adolfs the “Wizard of Light”.Adolfs spent his youth in Java and received at home his first artistic inspirations. His father, Gerardus Cornelis Adolfs, was an architect and a versatile amateur (painter, photographer, piano and violin player as well as a pole vaulter). Adolfs studied architecture in Amsterdam. After graduating, he was drawn back to Java, were he designed houses in Yogyakarta, Surakarta and Surabaya. But soon he swapped the drawing pen for the dry-point, pencil and brush and from then on dedicated his whole life to painting.

Was a German World War I flying ace, aerobatics champion, and aircraft designer and manufacturer.was

Was a German World War I flying ace, aerobatics champion, and aircraft designer and manufacturer.was a German World War I flying ace, aerobatics champion, and aircraft designer and manufacturer.

Was one of the most gifted French architects of his generation. A pupil of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, G

Was one of the most gifted French architects of his generation. A pupil of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Germain Boffrand was one of the main creators of the precursor to Rococo called the style Régence, and in his interiors, of the Rococo itself.

Is one of the principal designers of the IBM System/360 line of computers, together with Fred Brooks

Is one of the principal designers of the IBM System/360 line of computers, together with Fred Brooks, Gene Amdahl, and others.In 1947, he won an exclusive scholarship funded by IBM Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Watson. After an initial year at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, Blaauw studied at Harvard University with Howard Aiken, inventor of the early Mark I computer.

Was a Dutch furniture designer and architect.

Was a Dutch furniture designer and architect.