Engineer/designer Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was a German cartographer who wrote a pioneering Cosmographia and created two globes depicting earth

Was a German cartographer who wrote a pioneering Cosmographia and created two globes depicting earth and sky in 1477, thus predating the Erdapfel of Martin Behaim.The places and dates of his birth and death as well as his exact name are unknown. He is also called "Donis", "Donnus", "Donmus" or "Donus", abbreviated forms of "Dominus".[1] and is sometimes referred to as a monk of the Benedictine order[2] possibly from Reichenbach Priory (Baden-Württemberg).[3]In 1477, two years after the opening of the Vatican library, Germanus created a globe each for earth and sky, for which he was paid 200 Dukaten on 11 December 1477 according to a receipt[4]. Additional 3 were paid the next day for the adding of the papal coat of arms., and 4 more on 20 December for two covers.

Is the Israeli-born British-Icelandic First Lady of Iceland, jewelry designer, editor, businesswoman

Is the Israeli-born British-Icelandic First Lady of Iceland, jewelry designer, editor, businesswoman, and socialite.Moussaieff was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to a wealthy devout Sephardic-observant Bukharian Jewish family from Bukhara, Uzbekistan, part of the Emirate of Bukhara. The Moussaieff family is part of a long dynasty of jewelers.

Was a Chinese American computer engineer and inventor, and co-founder of computer company Wang Labor

Was a Chinese American computer engineer and inventor, and co-founder of computer company Wang Laboratories.

Is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut who was stationed on board the International Spa

Is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut who was stationed on board the International Space Station.

Was a Chinese governmental Prefect of Nanyang in 31 AD and a mechanical engineer of the Eastern Han

Was a Chinese governmental Prefect of Nanyang in 31 AD and a mechanical engineer of the Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China. Du Shi is credited with being the first to apply hydraulic power (ie. a waterwheel) to operate bellows (air-blowing device) in metallurgy. His invention was used to operate piston-bellows of the blast furnace in order to forge cast iron, which had been known in China since the 6th century BC. He worked as a censorial officer and administrator of several places during the reign of Emperor Guangwu of Han. He also led a brief military campaign in which he eliminated a small bandit army under Yang Yi (d. 26).

Was a real estate developer and conservationist in Berkeley, California, USA.McDuffie is best known

Was a real estate developer and conservationist in Berkeley, California, USA.McDuffie is best known for developing the Claremont and Northbrae neighborhoods of Berkeley and St. Francis Wood in San Francisco. His upscale developments were laid out as "resi