Occupation-Engineer
Makola Mjasiri Abdullah (1969- )
Internationally renowned academic administrator and engineer Makola Mjasiri Abdullah was born Makola Packard on June 22, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois,...
André Rebouças (1838-1898)
André Pinto Rebouças was a Brazilian engineer and abolitionist, best known for creating one of the world’s first self-propelled torpedoes during the Paraguayan War....
Charles Chappelle (1872-1941)
Charles Ward Chappelle was an American engineer and businessman best known for his award-winning long-distance airplane in 1911 and his tenure as president of...
Cecil Eugene Diggs Haney (1955- )
Navy Admiral Cecil Haney was born into a struggling family in “humble surroundings” in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 1955....
Joseph Charles Jenkins (1914-1959)
Joseph Charles Jenkins, the first African American naval officer, paved the way for the beginning of desegregation in the United...
John Slaughter (1933- )
John Slaughter was the first professional employee hired by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to work at the Hanford Energy...
Joseph W. Sitati (1952– )
Joseph Wafula Sitati, petroleum manager and the first man of black African descent to become a member of the First...
Kase Lawal (1954- )
Kase Lawal is a Nigerian-born businessman best known for his large oil company CAMAC, headquartered in Houston, Texas, as well...
Charles A. “Chuck” Harrison (1931–2018)
Charles Harrison was one of the most prolific industrial designers of the twentieth century. One of only a handful of...
