applied scientist
Noun
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A person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems (synset 109638837)
subtypes:
- aeronautical engineer - an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft
- aerospace engineer - an engineer of aircraft and space vehicles
- army engineer, military engineer - a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work
- automotive engineer - an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles
- civil engineer - an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.)
- electrical engineer - a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity
- marine engineer, naval engineer - a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines
- mechanical engineer - a person trained to design and construct machines
- metallurgical engineer, metallurgist - an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals
- mining engineer - an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines
- coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer - a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
- rocket engineer, rocket scientist - an engineer who builds and tests rockets
- surveyor - an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
specific instances:- daimler, gottlieb daimler - German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900)
- diesel, rudolf christian karl diesel, rudolf diesel - German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
- bryan donkin, donkin - English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855)
- alexandre gustave eiffel, eiffel - French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923)
- buckminster fuller, fuller, r. buckminster fuller, richard buckminster fuller - United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
- george washington goethals, goethals - United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928)
- hugo junkers, junkers - German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal airplane (1859-1935)
- charles franklin kettering, charles kettering, kettering - United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
- da vinci, leonardo, leonardo da vinci - Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)
- john augustus roebling, john roebling, roebling - United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)
- claude e. shannon, claude elwood shannon, claude shannon, shannon - United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)
- karl wilhelm siemens, siemens, sir charles william siemens - engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
- elmer ambrose sperry, sperry - United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)
- richard trevithick, trevithick - English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833)
- thomas augustus watson, watson - United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
- james watt, watt - Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
same as: engineer, technologist
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