Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders
are working to change the world.
Tom Chau
Biomedical Engineer
By: Wendy JewellTom Chau
Biomedical Engineer
uses science and technology to maximize opportunities for people with disabilities.
R. Buckminster Fuller
By: Nancy NickersonR. Buckminster Fuller designed the geodesic dome.
Gwynne Rowley Shotwell
By: Torrey Levin-RussellGwynne Rowley Shotwell
is the president of SpaceX, the company that made the Dragon space craft.
Leonardo da Vinci
By: Dr. Sherwin NulandLeonardo da Vinci
was an artist and a scientist who was ever curious about the world around him.
Thomas Alva Edison
By: Daniel A. from ConcordThomas Alva Edison
is considered one of the world's greatest inventors.
Alexander Graham Bell
By: Beka from Glenbrook Middle SchoolAlexander Graham Bell
was the inventor of the telephone.
Bonnie Dunbar
By: Kristine from EversonBonnie Dunbar
helped start a scholars program to inspire students to pursue careers in aerospace and engineering.
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi
was an Italian inventor who won a Nobel Prize in Physics for wireless telegraphy.
Judith A. Resnik
By: Alyssa from OhioJudith A. Resnik
inspired others with her determination to become a scientist and an astronaut.
Gustave Eiffel
By: Jimmy from FranceGustave Eiffel was the French engineer who built the Eiffel Tower
Martha Mecartney
By: Jonathan CohenMartha Mecartney
is a scientist, engineer and professor committed to helping young women interested in the field of science.
Jack St. Clair Kilby
By: Edward OrtizJack St. Clair Kilby
invented the microchip.
Sanoussi Diakite
Sanoussi Diakite has aided starvation in Africa through a user-friendly invention.
Bunker Roy
By: Anthea Milnes from OxfordBunker Roy
has dedicated his life to improving the lives of the rural poor in India.
Ellen Ochoa
By: Daniel ChavezEllen Ochoa
was the first Hispanic woman astronaut.
Neil A. Armstrong
By: Soo Han from San DiegoNeil A. Armstrong
was the first man to walk on the moon.
Sandra Begay-Campbell
By: Sue from CaliforniaSandra Begay-Campbell
is a Native American engineer who brings solar-powered energy to the Navajo reservation.
Therese Koutnik
By: Sarah from Brookfield, WisconsinTherese Koutnik
is an inspiration to her sister and a role model for girls who would like to become engineers.
Ameen Abdulrasool
By: David KemkerAmeen Abdulrasool
is a young inventor who developed a portable navigation system for the blind.
Dean Kamen
By: Claudia Hudson"...to create a world where science and technology are celebrated...where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes."
James Burke
By: Jerrilyn JacobsJames Burke
developed a model of discovery called the Knowledge Web to connect information across space and time.
Zohra Ben Lakhdar
By: Wendy JewellZohra Ben Lakhdar
is a physicist from Africa who does research on atomic spectroscopy.
New Faces of Engineering: Jacquelin Reed
Producer: Juli ReedJacquelin Reed is a young civil engineer from Laguna Beach, and she is driven to make clean water accessible to all communities.
Stories of TRUST - Pennsylvania
Producer: Christi Cooper-Kuhn, Katie Lose-Gilbertson, Kelly Matheson Ashley Funk challenges the US government over the coal-related pollution plaguing her community.
Elio
Producer: Jack BalloA day in the life of Elio Madonia, a man who has dedicated over 20 years of his life to building homes for poor families living in shacks.
Organizer created on 2/19/2014 6:33:07 AM by Becky Miller
Last edited 12/26/2018 1:52:20 PM by Anthony Pouw
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