Find out more about the greatest American Mechanical Engineers, including Nikola Tesla, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Michael Teutul, Henry Gantt and Franklin Chang Díaz.

Famous American Mechanical Engineers

Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla
10 July 1856
Inventor, Father of Radio
Frederick McKinley JonesFrederick McKinley Jones
17 May 1893
Inventor

Franklin DiazFranklin Chang Díaz
05 April 1950
Former NASA Astronaut

Kate GleasonKate Gleason
25 November 1865
Mechanical Engineer

Jim LovellJim Lovell
25 March 1928
Astronaut

Thomas MassieThomas Massie
13 January 1971
Inventor
Frederick Winslow TaylorFrederick Winslow Taylor
20 March 1856
Tennis player, Engineer, Economist, Golfer,

Ursula BurnsUrsula Burns
20 September 1958
Businesswoman

Michael TeutulMichael Teutul
26 November 1978
Mechanical engineer
Martin HeinrichMartin Heinrich
17 October 1971
Politician

Ben RichBen Rich
18 June 1925
American engineer
Alfred VailAlfred Vail
25 September 1807
Machinist

George PullmanGeorge Pullman
03 March 1831
Engineer

Marc Isambard BrunelMarc Isambard Brunel
25 April 1769
Engineer

Henry GanttHenry Gantt
20 May 1861
Engineer

John GarandJohn Garand
01 January 1888
Designer
Daniel GoldinDaniel Goldin
23 July 1940
Administrator of NASA

Henry M. LelandHenry M. Leland
14 February 1843
Machinist

Elmer Ambrose SperryElmer Ambrose Sperry
12 October 1860
Inventor

Jacob PerkinsJacob Perkins
09 July 1766
Inventor
Nathanael Greene HerreshoffNathanael Greene Herreshoff
18 March 1848
Naval Architect

Victor ScheinmanVictor Scheinman
28 December 1942
Designer
Laurens HammondLaurens Hammond
11 January 1895
Engineer

Simon LakeSimon Lake
04 September 1866
Mechanical engineer

Amos WhitneyAmos Whitney
08 October 1832
Mechanical engineer
Alexander Lyman HolleyAlexander Lyman Holley
20 July 1832
Mechanical Engineer

Francis A. PrattFrancis A. Pratt
15 February 1827
Mechanical Engineer
William SellersWilliam Sellers
19 September 1824
Mechanical engineer

John FritzJohn Fritz
21 August 1822
Pioneer

George Henry CorlissGeorge Henry Corliss
02 June 1817
Mechanical engineer
Nathan ReadNathan Read
02 July 1759
Engineer

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Russell ColleyRussell Colley
22 July 1897
Mechanical Engineer
Max FagetMax Faget
26 August 1921
Mechanical engineer

Karl TerzaghiKarl Terzaghi
02 October 1883
Mechanical engineer

Robert HoeRobert Hoe
29 October 1784
Machinist

Gerald CarrGerald Carr
22 August 1932
Engineer
Harold E. FroehlichHarold E. Froehlich
13 July 1922
Engineer
Arden L. Bement, Jr.Arden L. Bement, Jr.
22 May 1932
Engineer

Herbert Thacker HerrHerbert Thacker Herr
19 March 1876
Engineer