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[[E. K. Cole|Cole, Eric Kirkham ]] (1901–1966), radio engineer <br> | [[E. K. Cole|Cole, Eric Kirkham ]] (1901–1966), radio engineer <br> | ||
[[William Kennedy Laurie Dickson|Dickson, William Kennedy Laurie ]] (1860–1935), electrical engineer and film-maker <br> | [[William Kennedy Laurie Dickson|Dickson, William Kennedy Laurie ]] (1860–1935), electrical engineer and film-maker <br> | ||
[[Charles Vickery Drysdale|Drysdale, Charles Vickery ]] (1874–1961), electrical engineer and social philosopher<br> | * [[Charles Vickery Drysdale|Drysdale, Charles Vickery ]] (1874–1961), electrical engineer and social philosopher<br> | ||
[[William Du Bois Duddell|Duddell, William Du Bois ]] (1872–1917), electrical engineer <br> | * [[William Du Bois Duddell|Duddell, William Du Bois ]] (1872–1917), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Eric Eastwood|Eastwood, Sir Eric]] (1910–1981), physicist and electrical engineer <br> | * [[Eric Eastwood|Eastwood, Sir Eric]] (1910–1981), physicist and electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Josiah Eccles|Eccles, Sir Josiah]] (1897–1967), engineer and industrialist <br> | * [[Josiah Eccles|Eccles, Sir Josiah]] (1897–1967), engineer and industrialist <br> | ||
[[William_Henry_Eccles|Eccles, William Henry]] (1875–1966), physicist and engineer<br> | * [[William_Henry_Eccles|Eccles, William Henry]] (1875–1966), physicist and engineer<br> | ||
[[Peter_Pendleton_Eckersley|Eckersley, Peter Pendleton]] (1892–1963), broadcasting engineer<br> | * [[Peter_Pendleton_Eckersley|Eckersley, Peter Pendleton]] (1892–1963), broadcasting engineer<br> | ||
[[George Keith Buller Elphinstone|Elphinstone, Sir (George) Keith Buller ]] (1865–1941), electrical engineer <br> | * [[George Keith Buller Elphinstone|Elphinstone, Sir (George) Keith Buller ]] (1865–1941), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Alfred Ewing|Ewing, Sir (James) Alfred ]] (1855–1935), engineer and cryptographer <br> | * [[Alfred Ewing|Ewing, Sir (James) Alfred ]] (1855–1935), engineer and cryptographer <br> | ||
[[Charles Edward Fairburn|Fairburn, Charles Edward ]] (1887–1945), railway engineer <br> | * [[Charles Edward Fairburn|Fairburn, Charles Edward ]] (1887–1945), railway engineer <br> | ||
[[Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti|de Ferranti, Sebastian Ziani]] (1864–1930), electrical engineer and inventor <br> | * [[Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti|de Ferranti, Sebastian Ziani]] (1864–1930), electrical engineer and inventor <br> | ||
[[Ambrose Fleming|Fleming, Sir (John) Ambrose ]] (1849–1945), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | * [[Ambrose Fleming|Fleming, Sir (John) Ambrose ]] (1849–1945), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | ||
[[A. P. M. Fleming|Fleming, Sir Arthur Percy Morris ]] (1881–1960), electrical engineer <br> | * [[A. P. M. Fleming|Fleming, Sir Arthur Percy Morris ]] (1881–1960), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Thomas Harold Flowers|Flowers, Thomas Harold ]] (1905–1998), engineer <br> | * [[Thomas Harold Flowers|Flowers, Thomas Harold ]] (1905–1998), engineer <br> | ||
[[George Forbes|Forbes, George ]] (1849–1936), electrical engineer and inventor <br> | * [[George Forbes|Forbes, George ]] (1849–1936), electrical engineer and inventor <br> | ||
[[Alexander Gilchrist Frame|Frame, Sir Alexander Gilchrist ]] (1929–1993), engineer and businessman <br> | * [[Alexander Gilchrist Frame|Frame, Sir Alexander Gilchrist ]] (1929–1993), engineer and businessman <br> | ||
[[James Edward Henry Gordon|Gordon, James Edward Henry ]] (1852–1893), electrical engineer <br> | * [[James Edward Henry Gordon|Gordon, James Edward Henry ]] (1852–1893), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[John Hacking|Hacking, Sir John]] (1888–1969), electrical engineer <br> | * [[John Hacking|Hacking, Sir John]] (1888–1969), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Bernard Hague|Hague, Bernard ]] (1893–1960), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Bernard Hague|Hague, Bernard ]] (1893–1960), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Robert Hammond|Hammond, Robert ]] (1850–1915), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Robert Hammond|Hammond, Robert ]] (1850–1915), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Caroline Harriet Haslett|Haslett, Dame Caroline Harriet ]] (1895–1957), electrical engineer and electricity industry administrator <br> | * [[Caroline Harriet Haslett|Haslett, Dame Caroline Harriet ]] (1895–1957), electrical engineer and electricity industry administrator <br> | ||
[[Jonathan Nash Hearder|Hearder, Jonathan Nash]] (1809–1876), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Jonathan Nash Hearder|Hearder, Jonathan Nash]] (1809–1876), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Oliver Heaviside| Heaviside, Oliver]] (1850–1925), physicist and electrical engineer <br> | * [[Oliver Heaviside| Heaviside, Oliver]] (1850–1925), physicist and electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[William Thomas Henley|Henley, William Thomas ]] (1813?–1882), electrical engineer and manufacturer <br> | * [[William Thomas Henley|Henley, William Thomas ]] (1813?–1882), electrical engineer and manufacturer <br> | ||
[[Hugo Hirst|Hirst, Baron Hugo ]] (1863–1943), electrical engineer and company manager <br> | * [[Hugo Hirst|Hirst, Baron Hugo ]] (1863–1943), electrical engineer and company manager <br> | ||
[[John Hopkinson (1849 - 1898)| Hopkinson, John]] (1849–1898), electrical engineer<br> | * [[John Hopkinson (1849 - 1898)| Hopkinson, John]] (1849–1898), electrical engineer<br> | ||
[[Philip Vassar Hunter|Hunter, Philip Vassar]] (1883–1956), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Philip Vassar Hunter|Hunter, Philip Vassar]] (1883–1956), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Willis Jackson|Jackson, Willis ]], Baron Jackson of Burnley (1904–1970), electrical engineer and educationist <br> | * [[Willis Jackson|Jackson, Willis ]], Baron Jackson of Burnley (1904–1970), electrical engineer and educationist <br> | ||
[[Fleeming Jenkin|Jenkin, (Henry Charles) Fleeming ]] (1833–1885), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | * [[Fleeming Jenkin|Jenkin, (Henry Charles) Fleeming ]] (1833–1885), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | ||
[[Gisbert Kapp|Kapp, Gilbert John Edward ]] (1852–1922), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | * [[Gisbert Kapp|Kapp, Gilbert John Edward ]] (1852–1922), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | ||
[[Harry Robert Kempe|Kempe, Harry Robert ]] (1852–1935), electrical engineer and journal editor <br> | * [[Harry Robert Kempe|Kempe, Harry Robert ]] (1852–1935), electrical engineer and journal editor <br> | ||
[[Alexander Blackie William Kennedy|Kennedy, Sir Alexander Blackie William ]] (1847–1928), mechanical and electrical engineer <br> | * [[Alexander Blackie William Kennedy|Kennedy, Sir Alexander Blackie William ]] (1847–1928), mechanical and electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Arthur Edwin Kennelly|Kennelly, Arthur Edwin]] (1861–1939), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Arthur Edwin Kennelly|Kennelly, Arthur Edwin]] (1861–1939), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Norman Victor Kipping|Kipping, Sir Norman Victor]] (1901–1979), electrical engineer and industrialist <br> | * [[Norman Victor Kipping|Kipping, Sir Norman Victor]] (1901–1979), electrical engineer and industrialist <br> | ||
[[Charles Merz|Merz, Charles Hesterman ]] (1874–1940), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Charles Merz|Merz, Charles Hesterman ]] (1874–1940), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[William Murray Morrison|Morrison, Sir (William) Murray]] (1873–1948), metallurgist and electrical engineer <br> | * [[William Murray Morrison|Morrison, Sir (William) Murray]] (1873–1948), metallurgist and electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Eric Balliol Moullin|Moullin, Eric Balliol ]] (1893–1963), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | * [[Eric Balliol Moullin|Moullin, Eric Balliol ]] (1893–1963), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | ||
[[Alexander Muirhead|Muirhead, Alexander ]] (1848–1920), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Alexander Muirhead|Muirhead, Alexander ]] (1848–1920), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[George Horatio Nelson|Nelson, George Horatio]], first Baron Nelson of Stafford (1887–1962), electrical engineer and company manager <br> | * [[George Horatio Nelson|Nelson, George Horatio]], first Baron Nelson of Stafford (1887–1962), electrical engineer and company manager <br> | ||
[[Charles William Oatley|Oatley, Sir Charles William]] (1904–1996), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Charles William Oatley|Oatley, Sir Charles William]] (1904–1996), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Frank Parkinson|Parkinson, Frank]] (1887–1946), electrical engineer and philanthropist <br> | * [[Frank Parkinson|Parkinson, Frank]] (1887–1946), electrical engineer and philanthropist <br> | ||
[[Standen Leonard Pearce|Pearce, Sir (Standen) Leonard ]] (1873–1947), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Standen Leonard Pearce|Pearce, Sir (Standen) Leonard ]] (1873–1947), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[John Perry (1850-1920)|Perry, John ]] (1850–1920), electrical engineer and mathematician <br> | * [[John Perry (1850-1920)|Perry, John ]] (1850–1920), electrical engineer and mathematician <br> | ||
[[William Petrie|Petrie, William]] (1821–1908), electrical engineer <br> | * [[William Petrie|Petrie, William]] (1821–1908), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[William Henry Preece|Preece, Sir William Henry ]] (1834–1913), electrical engineer and administrator <br> | * [[William Henry Preece|Preece, Sir William Henry ]] (1834–1913), electrical engineer and administrator <br> | ||
[[Gordon Hindle Rawcliffe|Rawcliffe, Gordon Hindle ]] (1910–1979), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | * [[Gordon Hindle Rawcliffe|Rawcliffe, Gordon Hindle ]] (1910–1979), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | ||
[[John Adolph Sargrove|Sargrove, John Adolph ]] (1906–1975), electrical engineer <br> | * [[John Adolph Sargrove|Sargrove, John Adolph ]] (1906–1975), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Leonard Satchwell|Satchwell, Leonard ]] (1888–1963), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Leonard Satchwell|Satchwell, Leonard ]] (1888–1963), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Alexander Siemens|Siemens, Alexander ]] (1847–1928), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Alexander Siemens|Siemens, Alexander ]] (1847–1928), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[William Siemens| Siemens, Sir (Charles) William ]] (1823–1883), electrical engineer and metallurgist <br> | * [[William Siemens| Siemens, Sir (Charles) William ]] (1823–1883), electrical engineer and metallurgist <br> | ||
[[John Francis Cleverton Snell|Snell, Sir John Francis Cleverton]] (1869–1938), electrical engineer and administrator <br> | * [[John Francis Cleverton Snell|Snell, Sir John Francis Cleverton]] (1869–1938), electrical engineer and administrator <br> | ||
[[James Swinburne|Swinburne, Sir James ]] (1858–1958), industrial chemist and electrical engineer <br> | * [[James Swinburne|Swinburne, Sir James ]] (1858–1958), industrial chemist and electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton|Swinton, Alan Archibald Campbell]] (1863–1930), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton|Swinton, Alan Archibald Campbell]] (1863–1930), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Silvanus P. Thompson|Thompson, Silvanus Phillips ]] (1851–1916), physicist and electrical engineer <br> | * [[Silvanus P. Thompson|Thompson, Silvanus Phillips ]] (1851–1916), physicist and electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Alexander Pelham Trotter|Trotter, Alexander Pelham ]] (1857–1947), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Alexander Pelham Trotter|Trotter, Alexander Pelham ]] (1857–1947), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Frederick Henry Varley|Varley, Frederick Henry ]] (1842–1916), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Frederick Henry Varley|Varley, Frederick Henry ]] (1842–1916), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Magnus Volk|Volk, Magnus ]] (1851–1937), electrical engineer <br> | * [[Magnus Volk|Volk, Magnus ]] (1851–1937), electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Charles Vincent Walker|Walker, Charles Vincent]] (1812–1882), technical editor and electrical engineer <br> | * [[Charles Vincent Walker|Walker, Charles Vincent]] (1812–1882), technical editor and electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Charles Edmund Webber|Webber, Charles Edmund ]] (1838–1904), army officer and electrical engineer <br> | * [[Charles Edmund Webber|Webber, Charles Edmund ]] (1838–1904), army officer and electrical engineer <br> | ||
[[Henry Wilde|Wilde, Henry ]] (1833–1919), electrical engineer and inventor <br> | * [[Henry Wilde|Wilde, Henry ]] (1833–1919), electrical engineer and inventor <br> | ||
[[Frederic Calland Williams|Williams, Sir Frederic Calland]] (1911–1977), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | * [[Frederic Calland Williams|Williams, Sir Frederic Calland]] (1911–1977), electrical engineer and university teacher <br> | ||
[[James Wimshurst|Wimshurt, James]] (1832–1903), electrical engineer and shipwright <br> | * [[James Wimshurst|Wimshurt, James]] (1832–1903), electrical engineer and shipwright <br> | ||
[[Arthur Primrose Young|Young, Arthur Primrose ]] (1885–1977), electrical engineer and management adviser <br> | * [[Arthur Primrose Young|Young, Arthur Primrose ]] (1885–1977), electrical engineer and management adviser <br> | ||
[[Eric Ernest Zepler|Zepler, Eric Ernest ]] (1898–1980), electrical engineer and university teacher<br> | * [[Eric Ernest Zepler|Zepler, Eric Ernest ]] (1898–1980), electrical engineer and university teacher<br> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 10:50, 13 March 2025
A search in the 2012 on-line Oxford Dictionary of National Biography lists very few electrical engineers. Its primary focus would appear to be on the titled classes and other non-productive sectors.
Also see DNB - Mechanical Engineers, DNB - Industrialists
Those found were:
Allibone, Thomas Edward (1903–2003), physicist and electrical engineer
Angwin, Sir (Arthur) Stanley (1883–1959), electrical engineer
Ayrton, (Phoebe) Sarah Hertha (née Marks) (1854–1923), electrical engineer and suffragist
Ayrton, William Edward (1847–1908), electrical engineer and physicist
Bacon, Francis Thomas (1904–1992), engineer and developer of the fuel cell
Bailey, Sir George Edwin (1879–1965), electrical engineer and industrialist
Barlow, Harold Everard Monteagle (1899–1989), electrical engineer
Belling, Charles Reginald (1884–1965), electrical engineer and manufacturer
Bennett, Alfred Rosling (1850–1928), electrical engineer
Biggs, Charles Henry Walker (1845–1923), technical journalist and editor of Electrical Engineer
Binyon, Basil (1885–1977), electrical engineer
Bright, Sir Charles Tilston (1832–1888), telegraph engineer
Blyth, James (1839–1906), electrical engineer and university teacher
Bolton, Sir Francis John (1831–1887), army officer and electrical engineer
Bray, (William) John (1911–2004), telecommunications engineer
Brown, Sidney George (1873–1948), electrical engineer and inventor
Callender, Sir Thomas Octavius (1855–1938), electrical engineer
Canning, Sir Samuel (1823–1908), civil and electrical engineer
Cardew, Philip (1851–1910), army officer and electrical engineer
Cole, Eric Kirkham (1901–1966), radio engineer
Dickson, William Kennedy Laurie (1860–1935), electrical engineer and film-maker
- Drysdale, Charles Vickery (1874–1961), electrical engineer and social philosopher
- Duddell, William Du Bois (1872–1917), electrical engineer
- Eastwood, Sir Eric (1910–1981), physicist and electrical engineer
- Eccles, Sir Josiah (1897–1967), engineer and industrialist
- Eccles, William Henry (1875–1966), physicist and engineer
- Eckersley, Peter Pendleton (1892–1963), broadcasting engineer
- Elphinstone, Sir (George) Keith Buller (1865–1941), electrical engineer
- Ewing, Sir (James) Alfred (1855–1935), engineer and cryptographer
- Fairburn, Charles Edward (1887–1945), railway engineer
- de Ferranti, Sebastian Ziani (1864–1930), electrical engineer and inventor
- Fleming, Sir (John) Ambrose (1849–1945), electrical engineer and university teacher
- Fleming, Sir Arthur Percy Morris (1881–1960), electrical engineer
- Flowers, Thomas Harold (1905–1998), engineer
- Forbes, George (1849–1936), electrical engineer and inventor
- Frame, Sir Alexander Gilchrist (1929–1993), engineer and businessman
- Gordon, James Edward Henry (1852–1893), electrical engineer
- Hacking, Sir John (1888–1969), electrical engineer
- Hague, Bernard (1893–1960), electrical engineer
- Hammond, Robert (1850–1915), electrical engineer
- Haslett, Dame Caroline Harriet (1895–1957), electrical engineer and electricity industry administrator
- Hearder, Jonathan Nash (1809–1876), electrical engineer
- Heaviside, Oliver (1850–1925), physicist and electrical engineer
- Henley, William Thomas (1813?–1882), electrical engineer and manufacturer
- Hirst, Baron Hugo (1863–1943), electrical engineer and company manager
- Hopkinson, John (1849–1898), electrical engineer
- Hunter, Philip Vassar (1883–1956), electrical engineer
- Jackson, Willis , Baron Jackson of Burnley (1904–1970), electrical engineer and educationist
- Jenkin, (Henry Charles) Fleeming (1833–1885), electrical engineer and university teacher
- Kapp, Gilbert John Edward (1852–1922), electrical engineer and university teacher
- Kempe, Harry Robert (1852–1935), electrical engineer and journal editor
- Kennedy, Sir Alexander Blackie William (1847–1928), mechanical and electrical engineer
- Kennelly, Arthur Edwin (1861–1939), electrical engineer
- Kipping, Sir Norman Victor (1901–1979), electrical engineer and industrialist
- Merz, Charles Hesterman (1874–1940), electrical engineer
- Morrison, Sir (William) Murray (1873–1948), metallurgist and electrical engineer
- Moullin, Eric Balliol (1893–1963), electrical engineer and university teacher
- Muirhead, Alexander (1848–1920), electrical engineer
- Nelson, George Horatio, first Baron Nelson of Stafford (1887–1962), electrical engineer and company manager
- Oatley, Sir Charles William (1904–1996), electrical engineer
- Parkinson, Frank (1887–1946), electrical engineer and philanthropist
- Pearce, Sir (Standen) Leonard (1873–1947), electrical engineer
- Perry, John (1850–1920), electrical engineer and mathematician
- Petrie, William (1821–1908), electrical engineer
- Preece, Sir William Henry (1834–1913), electrical engineer and administrator
- Rawcliffe, Gordon Hindle (1910–1979), electrical engineer and university teacher
- Sargrove, John Adolph (1906–1975), electrical engineer
- Satchwell, Leonard (1888–1963), electrical engineer
- Siemens, Alexander (1847–1928), electrical engineer
- Siemens, Sir (Charles) William (1823–1883), electrical engineer and metallurgist
- Snell, Sir John Francis Cleverton (1869–1938), electrical engineer and administrator
- Swinburne, Sir James (1858–1958), industrial chemist and electrical engineer
- Swinton, Alan Archibald Campbell (1863–1930), electrical engineer
- Thompson, Silvanus Phillips (1851–1916), physicist and electrical engineer
- Trotter, Alexander Pelham (1857–1947), electrical engineer
- Varley, Frederick Henry (1842–1916), electrical engineer
- Volk, Magnus (1851–1937), electrical engineer
- Walker, Charles Vincent (1812–1882), technical editor and electrical engineer
- Webber, Charles Edmund (1838–1904), army officer and electrical engineer
- Wilde, Henry (1833–1919), electrical engineer and inventor
- Williams, Sir Frederic Calland (1911–1977), electrical engineer and university teacher
- Wimshurt, James (1832–1903), electrical engineer and shipwright
- Young, Arthur Primrose (1885–1977), electrical engineer and management adviser
- Zepler, Eric Ernest (1898–1980), electrical engineer and university teacher
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