Bridge and Structural Engineers

Fuller developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, and popularized the widely known geodesic dome;

possible architect of Djoser's step pyramid

His first major project, the Thames Tunnel, was cancelled after a collapse nearly killed him, and was only completed later without his involvement.

Fazlur Rahman Khan (Bengali: ফজলুর রহমান খান, Fazlur Rôhman Khan; 3 April 1929-27 March 1982) was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect who initiated important structural systems for skyscrapers.

Ray William Clough (July 23, 1920, October 8, 2016) was Byron L. and Elvira E. Nishkian Professor of structural engineering in the department of civil engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and one of the founders of the finite element method (FEM).

Alexander Pavlovich Hrennikoff (Russian: Александр Павлович Хренников; 11 November 1896-31 December 1984) was a Russian-Canadian structural engineer, a founder of the Finite Element Method.

He constructed the Thames Tunnel, the world's first underwater tunnel, and was the father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Othmar Hermann Ammann (March 26, 1879, September 22, 1965) was a Swiss-American civil engineer whose bridge designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge.

Joseph Baermann Strauss (January 9, 1870, May 16, 1938) was an American structural engineer who revolutionized the design of bascule bridges.

Emily Warren Roebling (September 23, 1843, February 28, 1903) was an engineer known for her contributions over a period of more than 10 years to the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband Washington Roebling developed caisson disease (a.k.a. decompression sickness) and became bedridden.

A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Métiers, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit Viaduct.

In 1845 Robert designed an iron bridge that would cross the River Dee; the Dee bridge was completed in 1846 but collapsed under a locomotive, causing the deaths of five people.

He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

Eugène Freyssinet (French: [øʒɛn fʁɛsinɛ]) (13 July 1879-8 June 1962) was a French structural and civil engineer.

Robert Maillart (16 February 1872-5 April 1940) was a Swiss civil engineer who revolutionized the use of structural reinforced concrete with such designs as the three-hinged arch and the deck-stiffened arch for bridges, and the beamless floor slab and mushroom ceiling for industrial buildings.

He designed and built the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River in St.

Fritz Leonhardt (12 July 1909-30 December 1999) was a German structural engineer who made major contributions to 20th-century bridge engineering, especially in the development of cable-stayed bridges.

Christian Menn (March 3, 1927, July 16, 2018) was a renowned Swiss civil engineer and bridge designer.

Sir Ove Nyquist Arup (16 April 1895-5 February 1988) was a British engineer with Danish heritage who founded Arup, a multinational corporation offering engineering, design, planning, project management, and consulting services for building systems.

Thomas Farnolls Pritchard (also known as Farnolls Pritchard; baptised 11 May 1723-23 December 1777) was an English architect and interior decorator who is best remembered for his design of the first cast-iron bridge in the world.

Designed bridges in Britain and overseas

Ferris began his career in the railroad industry and was interested in bridge building.