Engineer/designer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

In 1977, James Gosling received a B.Sc in Computer Science from the University of Calgary. In 1983,

In 1977, James Gosling received a B.Sc in Computer Science from the University of Calgary. In 1983, he earned a Ph.D in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, and his doctoral thesis was titled "The Algebraic Manipulation of Constraints". While working towards his doctorate, he wrote a version of emacs (gosmacs),

A retired architect responsible for the design of significant buildings in Queensland, Australia.Bir

A retired architect responsible for the design of significant buildings in Queensland, Australia.Birrell grew up in Airport West and attended Essendon High School. Birrell graduated from Melbourne University with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1951. Birrell admired the work of Walter Burley Griffin, and he wrote his biography in 1964.

Was a French architect based in Brittany. He was one of the founders in 1923 of the artistic movemen

Was a French architect based in Brittany. He was one of the founders in 1923 of the artistic movement Seiz Breur, along with Jeanne Malivel and René-Yves Creston. His aim was to revitalise Breton sacred art: crosses, votive objects and traditional crafts. He also designed and supported pottery, ceramics, embroidery and cabinetmaking. Between 1924 and 1935, he was an architect in Perros-Guirec, where he developed a successful practice building holiday villas.

Is an American engineer, who was the principal investigator of the Manufacturing Enterprise Integrat

Is an American engineer, who was the principal investigator of the Manufacturing Enterprise Integration at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), known for his work on Enterprise integration.

S an American fashion designer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His clients have included su

S an American fashion designer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His clients have included such celebrities as Diana Ross and actress Rosalind Russell. His most famous client is former First Lady Nancy Reagan, wife of former President Ronald Reagan, for whom he designed gowns. His work is characterized by exacting craftsmanship, particularly in the extensive use of hand beading, full, loose dresses and chiffon coats over simple sheaths, as well as the extensive use of silk fabrics.

Was the Colonial Architect for New South Wales from 1862 - 1890.he was educated at the local high sc

Was the Colonial Architect for New South Wales from 1862 - 1890.he was educated at the local high school. In 1843, at the age of sixteen, Barnet moved to London, where he became a builder’s apprentice, studying drawing under William Dyce RA and architecture with CJ Richardson FRIBA. He then became of clerk of works with the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. In 1854 he married and sailed for Sydney, Australia, with his new wife, Rosa. In Sydney, he worked first as a builder for Edmund Blacket, then became Clerk of Works at the University of Sydney.

Was an American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1998 "for seminal contributions

Was an American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1998 "for seminal contributions to database and transaction processing research and technical leadership in system implementation."

Is the Vice President of Engineering at SpaceDev. He is a retired U.S. Army officer, a former deputy

Is the Vice President of Engineering at SpaceDev. He is a retired U.S. Army officer, a former deputy for Flight Operations at the Space Station Program mission integration and operations office, Johnson Space Center, and a former NASA astronaut. He is a v

Was a Dutch mill builder and hydraulic engineer.

Was a Dutch mill builder and hydraulic engineer.

Was a Polish architect, representative of historism.His most notable design works include Juliusz Sl

Was a Polish architect, representative of historism.His most notable design works include Juliusz Slowacki Theatre in Kraków (1889–1893), Stary Dom Zdrojowy in Krynica (1884–1889; with Jan Niedzielski), School of Economics in Kraków (1904–1906) and his own house building, so-called Dom Jasny in Kraków (1909–1910).Zawiejski was born on June 20, 1854 in Kraków, Poland. In the years of 1872–1873 he studied in Munich and 1873–1878 at the polytechnic in Vienna. In 1900 became a city architect of Kraków.

Was a Bohemian architect of Italian descent, whose major works represent a curious amalgam of the Ba

Was a Bohemian architect of Italian descent, whose major works represent a curious amalgam of the Baroque and Gothic styles.Many of his buildings are airy and elegant, yet he was considered a maverick genius by his contemporaries and exerted little influence on subsequent generations of Bohemian architects.

Was a Polish military engineer and architect of Dutch descent. The author of, among others, the Domi

Was a Polish military engineer and architect of Dutch descent. The author of, among others, the Dominican church in Lwów (modern Lviv, Ukraine) and the Carmelite monastery in Berdyczów (modern Berdychiv, Ukraine), he was also the military commandant of the fortress at Kamieniec Podolski.Little is known of his early life. He appeared in history already as a fully developed architect. Probably native to Lwów, among his first projects were the Sapieha family palace at Kopernika street and Lubomirski palace at the old town market. In 1739, he authored the Carmelite church in Berdyczów and in 1744 - the Dominican church in Lwów. At the same time he followed a military career within the Army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Stationed at Kamieniec Podolski as an officer of the Corps of Artillery, he also worked on reconstruction and expansion of the old fortress. Among his projects there are the new barracks and the commandants' residence, dubbed de Witte's Garden.

Is a Dutch architect. His best known building is the VROM Building (Ministry of Housing) in The Hagu

Is a Dutch architect. His best known building is the VROM Building (Ministry of Housing) in The Hague. His most recent projects include the TNO-NiTG Building at the Utrecht Uithof complex and the Enschede Muziekkwartier. In addition to his architectural work, Jan Hoogstad gives frequent (guest) lectures at various national and international organizations and he is in much demand as a juror. Jan Hoogstad ranks among the International Academy of Architecture's Academitians' (?) and is its vice-president for the Netherlands. He is also a founder and board member of the Megacities Foundation.

Is a Czech architect who worked, mainly, in Japan. He moved to Japan in 1923 and worked there, desig

Is a Czech architect who worked, mainly, in Japan. He moved to Japan in 1923 and worked there, designing many buildings that. Because of the war he left Japan in April 1941 to Latin America where he continued to participate in several projects. The following is a list of his works in Japan.

Is a world-renowned British architect of Czech origin. He is the leading architect behind Future Sys

Is a world-renowned British architect of Czech origin. He is the leading architect behind Future Systems, one of the most innovative design offices in the world. He is perhaps best known for the futuristic Selfridges Building in Birmingham, England, and the remarkable Media Centre at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. In February 2007 he won the international architectural competition for the new building of the National Library of the Czech Republic in Prague.

Polish architect and conservator of monuments.

Polish architect and conservator of monuments.

Was a Czech architect, artist and interior designer, one of the key figures of modern architecture i

Was a Czech architect, artist and interior designer, one of the key figures of modern architecture in Bohemia. Born in Brno, largest city in Moravia to a Czech father and German-speaking mother. He studied architecture in Vienna during the waning days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, under the Viennese master Otto Wagner.

Was a Czech architect.During his ten years in Japan, Letzel created more than 15 residences and publ

Was a Czech architect.During his ten years in Japan, Letzel created more than 15 residences and public buildings. Hiroshima's Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, a fusion of neo-Baroque and Art Deco, was completed in 1916. Hiroshima at that time was dominated by two-storey wooden buildings, and the Promotional Hall, with its bold European design and unique copper-plated dome, soon became one of Hiroshima's most striking landmarks. It gained further notoriety after surviving the atomic attack on the city in 1945, to be rededicated, still as a ruin, as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, otherwise known as the A-Bomb Dome.

Was a Dutch electronics technician, who claimed to have developed a revolutionary data compression t

Was a Dutch electronics technician, who claimed to have developed a revolutionary data compression technique, the Sloot Digital Coding System,

Was a Dutch architect.Stuyt started his architectural career in 1883 at the office of A.C. Bleys (18

Was a Dutch architect.Stuyt started his architectural career in 1883 at the office of A.C. Bleys (1842-1912), whose neo-Romanesque style would become of great influence on Stuyt. In 1891 Stuyt joined the Cuypers office in Amsterdam, where he became an overseer of the building of the Cathedral of Saint Bavo in Haarlem between 1895 and 1898. In 1899, after a short career as an independent architect in which he built his first church

Was a Dutch architect.Wils was one of the founding members of the De Stijl movement, which also incl

Was a Dutch architect.Wils was one of the founding members of the De Stijl movement, which also included artists as Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg and Gerrit Rietveld.Among others, Wils designed the Olympic stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. His design was also entered in the Olympic art competition, and won the gold medal.

Was a Polish architect, architectural historian, and restorer.Zachwatowicz studied Industrial Civil

Was a Polish architect, architectural historian, and restorer.Zachwatowicz studied Industrial Civil Engineering at the Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University, and graduated from the School of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1930.[1] He was awarded with the Honorary Award by SARP (1971; Polish: Honorowa Nagroda Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich).He was a professor of the Warsaw University of Technology (since 1946; he worked there since 1925), member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 1952), member of the Académie d'architecture in Paris (since 1967), member of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, general restorer of relics in Poland (from 1945 to 1957; Polish: Generalny Konserwator Zabytków), chairman of the Architectural-Restoration Committee (since 1971; Polish: Komisja Architektoniczno-Konserwatorska), and chairman of the Civil Committee of Royal Castle in Warsaw Reconstruction (Polish: Obywatelski Komitet Odbudowy Zamku Królewskiego w Warszawie).

Professor Janusz Turowski, full professor (Retired in 2003) in Electrical Machines and Applied Elect

Professor Janusz Turowski, full professor (Retired in 2003) in Electrical Machines and Applied Electromagnetics, is Doctor Honoris Causa University of Pavia, Italy (1998), Full Member of the International Academy of Electrotechnical Sciences (1999-), Member of Ukrainian Engineering Academy, Senior Member IEEE (1988-2001), Member of CIGRE-Paris (1964-2001).

The developer of the first Internet chat network, called Internet Relay Chat (IRC), where he is know

The developer of the first Internet chat network, called Internet Relay Chat (IRC), where he is known as WiZ.[1] While working at Finland's University of Oulu in August 1988, he wrote the first IRC server and client programs, which he produced to replace the MUT (MultiUser Talk) program on the Finnish BBS OuluBox.[2] Using the Bitnet Relay chat system as inspiration,[3] Oikarinen continued to develop IRC over the next four years, receiving assistance from Darren Reed in co-authoring the IRC Protocol.[4] In 1997, his development of IRC earned Oikarinen a Dvorak Award for Personal Achievement—Outstanding Global Interactive Personal Communications System;[5] in 2005, the Millennium Technology Prize Foundation, a Finnish public-private partnership, honored him with one of three Special Recognition Awards.[6]

Was a French architect from Montpellier. He designed a number of buildings and structures in this ci

Was a French architect from Montpellier. He designed a number of buildings and structures in this city.