Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame

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The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame honours "those engineers from, or closely associated with, Scotland who have achieved, or deserve to achieve, greatness",[1] selected by an independent panel representing Scottish engineering institutions, academies, museums and archiving organisations.[2]


The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame was established by the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland in 2011.[3][4][5]
New inductees are announced each year at the IESIS James Watt Dinner.[6][7][8][9][10][11]



Inductees




  • Douglas Anderson

  • William Arrol

  • John Logie Baird

  • Alexander Graham Bell

  • Thomas Graham Brown

  • Sir George Bruce

  • Craig Clark

  • Henry Dyer

  • John Elder

  • Sir William Fairbairn

  • Hugh Gill

  • James Goodfellow





  • James Clerk Maxwell

  • Elijah McCoy

  • Andrew Meikle

  • Sir Duncan Michael

  • Sir Donald Miller

  • Robert Napier

  • Percy Pilcher

  • Dorothée Pullinger

  • William Rankine

  • John Rennie

  • Anne Gillespie Shaw





  • Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)

  • Robert Stirling

  • Thomas Telford

  • William Thomson, Lord Kelvin

  • Robert Watson-Watt

  • James Watt

  • William Douglas Weir

  • James Young





References





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  2. ^ "Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame". Engineeringhalloffame.org. Retrieved 2013-10-05.


  3. ^ "Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame". Engineeringhalloffame.org. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2013-10-05.


  4. ^ "Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame Launched". theiet.org. 2011-09-02. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-05.


  5. ^ "Hall of Fame Honours Scottish Engineers | Current News". Scottishengineering.org.uk. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.


  6. ^ "Telford wins place in Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame | ICE News | New Civil Engineer". Nce.co.uk. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2013-10-05.


  7. ^ "University of Glasgow :: University news". Gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-05.


  8. ^ The engineer who forged ahead on long road to equality. The Times. 2 October 2012


  9. ^ "Scottish Engineering Greats Inducted into Hall of Fame". The Courier (Dundee). Retrieved 2013-05-10.


  10. ^ "Scotland Tonight Celebrating Scotland's Rich Heritage of Engineering". Scottish Television. Retrieved 2013-05-10.


  11. ^ "Scotland's Engineering Pioneers | Women In Science Research Network". Womeninscience.net. 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-10-05.




External links


  • Official site













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