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Born 1787? • London • England
Died August 11, 1863 • England
Founder Institution of Civil Engineers
George Stephenson
George Stephenson
English engineer and inventor
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
British engineer
Richard Trevithick, detail of an oil painting by John Linnell, 1816; in the Science Museum, London.
Richard Trevithick
British engineer and inventor
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Adam Clark
British civil engineer
Robert Stephenson
Robert Stephenson
British engineer
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William Symington
British engineer
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Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Baronet
British engineer
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Marc Séguin, the Elder
French engineer
Matthew Boulton, detail of an engraving by William Sharp after a portrait by William Beachey, 18th century
Matthew Boulton
British engineer and manufacturer
Baker, Sir Benjamin
Sir Benjamin Baker
English civil engineer
Thomas Savery's steam pump
Thomas Savery
British engineer and inventor
William Murdock, bust by an unknown artist; in the Science Museum, London
William Murdock
Scottish inventor
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William John Macquorn Rankine
Scottish engineer
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Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
French engineer
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Nathan Read
American engineer and inventor
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Matthew Murray
English engineer
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Sir Christopher Cockerell
British inventor
Sir William Siemens, engraving after a portrait by Rudolf Lehmann
Sir William Siemens
German-born English engineer and inventor
Napier, Robert Napier, 1st Baron
Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier
British field marshal
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel
French-born engineer and inventor