Find out more about the greatest Scottish Engineers, including Alexander Graham Bell, James Watt, John Logie Baird, Thomas Telford and Chris Sawyer.

Famous Scottish Engineers

Famous People From Scotland
Civil Engineers
Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell
03 March 1847
Inventor of Telephone
James WattJames Watt
19 January 1736
Inventor of Steam Engine

John Logie BairdJohn Logie Baird
13 August 1888
Engineer

Thomas TelfordThomas Telford
09 August 1757
Civil Engineer

John Rennie the ElderJohn Rennie the Elder
07 June 1761
Civil Engineer

Chris SawyerChris Sawyer
27 October 1967
engineer, programmer
Robin GuthrieRobin Guthrie
04 January 1962
Record producer, Composer, Audio engineer,

David BrewsterDavid Brewster
11 December 1781
Botanist, Civil engineer, Physicist, Engineer,

William John Macquorn RankineWilliam John Macquorn Rankine
05 July 1820
Engineer, Physicist, Civil engineer, University

David Dunbar BuickDavid Dunbar Buick
17 September 1854
Inventor
Robert StevensonRobert Stevenson
08 June 1772
engineer, civil engineer

John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron ReithJohn Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith
20 July 1889
Broadcaster