10 major engineering figures in British college: Jobs ranked third

Source: Internet
Author: User
UB Heroes, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs, ranked third in the May 9 Evening News in Beijing, and Microsoft's Chairman, Bill Gates, was fifth in a list of "10 Engineering People" (GE) today.  Newton and Einstein separated the seventh and tenth places.  The rankings are the result of a survey by GE of nearly 900 graduating British engineering undergraduates, ranked first by Isambad Kington Brunner (Isambard Kingdom Brunel), a famous British engineer in the Victorian era. Dyson (James Dyson) ranked second, and Dyson was known for inventing vacuum cleaners. Apple CEO Steve Jobs ranked third, citing the reasons for helping Apple launch its ipod II and ipods. Nikola, a Serbian-American scientist, Nikola Tesla, because he invented alternating current.  Microsoft Chairman Gates fifth, mainly because of the introduction of Windows on the list. The sixth to tenth rank is the father of the aero-turbojet engine Frank Whitel (Frank Whittle), Newton (ISAAC Newton), Albert Einstein (Albert Einstein), the invention of the early engine technology Henry Roys (Henry Royce) and Charles  John Rawls (Charles Rolls) and Thomas Edison. "Our findings show that these iconic figures-both historical figures and current figures-are still inspiring a new generation of engineers to influence us," said Mark Elborne, CEO and President of GE UK, Mark Alberna. "(Li Ming)

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