Celebrating engineering accomplishments is important for the industry. Here we acknowledge the engineers who made it all possible.

William Weaver

William Weaver (1828–1868)

William Weaver was born at Beckington, Somerset, England, in May 1828. Educated in England, he was a pupil of Brassey …

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Geoffrey Thornton

Geoffrey Garth Thornton (1922-2017)

Geoffrey Thornton’s lifelong interest was in the study of New Zealand’s engineering heritage and he was influential in gaining recognition …

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William Pickering (1910-2004)

William Pickering (1910-2004)

New Zealand engineer and physicist, William Pickering, took the world to the planets and led the USA to pre-eminence in …

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David Thom (1924-2017)

David Thom (1924-2017)

David Thom was a civil engineer and early advocate for environmental protection and the importance of sustainable development within his …

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Johannes (Hans) Barteld Seye Huizing (1924-2017)

Hans Huizing spent his career with the Ministry of Works, first as an assistant engineer and later in senior roles …

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Peter Gerald Lowe (1934 -2019)

Peter Lowe was a distinguished academic who made a lasting contribution to theories of structural design.

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