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Rory A. Cooper
Rory A. Cooper is an American bioengineer who currently serves as Distinguished Professor and FISA/PVA Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology and professor of Bioengineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.[1][2][3] He is also Associate Dean for Inclusion in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.[4
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Roopam Sharma
Roopam Sharma, FRSA (born 24 May 1995) is an Indian scientist. He is best known for his work on Manovue, a technology which enables the visually impaired to read printed text. His research interests include Wearable Computing, Mobile Application Development, Human Centered Design, Computer Vision, AI and Cognitive Science. Roopam was recently awarded the Gifted Citizen Prize 2016[1] and has been
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Ronald F. Probstein
Ronald F. Probstein (born March 11, 1928) is the Ford Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He played a principal role in spacecraft and ballistic missile reentry physics and design, hypersonic flight theory, comet behavior, desalination and synthetic fuels. Probstein was born in New York City . He graduated from Stuyvesant High School and stu
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Rolf Heinrich Sabersky
Rolf Heinrich Sabersky (October 20, 1920 – October 24, 2016) was professor emeritus in mechanical engineering at Caltech. He worked with luminaries throughout his career including Apollo M. O. Smith and Theodore von Kármán at Aerojet. James Van Allan sought his expertise for the development of the Ajax and Bumblebee rocket programs. Rolf Heinrich Sabersky was born in Berlin, Germany. His
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Robert Zeidman
Robert “Bob” Zeidman (born January 18, 1960) is an American electrical engineer, educator and inventor who has made contributions in Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design, Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design, embedded systems development, software synthesis, software analysis and software forensics. Best known as the inventor of software forensics,[1][2] Zeidman’s p
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Robert W. Lucky
Robert Wendell Lucky (born January 9, 1936) is an electrical engineer, inventor, and research manager who worked at Bell Labs and Telcordia Technologies. He is best known for his writings and speeches about technology, society, and engineering culture. Bob is a Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is also a member of TTI/Vanguard's advisory board. Robert
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Robert W. Hunt
Robert Woolston Hunt (December 9, 1838 – July 11, 1923) was an American metallurgical engineer, inventor, and superintendent in the steel industry. He is known as President of the American Institute of Mining Engineers in 1883 and 1906; President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the year 1891–92; and President of the Western Society of Engineers in 1893. Born in Fallsi
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Robert W. Farquhar
Robert Willard Farquhar (September 12, 1932 – October 18, 2015) was an American mission design specialist who worked for NASA. He designed halo orbits and was involved in a number of spaceflight missions. Robert Farquhar was born Robert Greener on September 12, 1932 in Chicago , Illinois. His father left when he was six weeks old and his mother remarried when he was thirteen years old, marr
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Robert Stuart Jamieson
Robert Stuart (Stu) Jamieson (February 26, 1922 - September 23, 2006) was a musician, author, engineer, inventor, and patent agent. He was a dual-citizen of both Canada and the United States , and served in the 90th Chemical Mortar Battalion of the U.S. Army during the Second World War.[1] As a musician, he is credited with preserving Anglo-American, African-American, and Chinese folk music for
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Robert S. Williamson
Robert Stockton Williamson (January 21, 1825 – November 10, 1882) was an American soldier and engineer, noted for conducting surveys for the transcontinental railroad in California and Oregon. Inducted into the Army Corps of Engineers in 1861, he had a distinguished record serving in the American Civil War, winning two brevet promotions. When the US Army Corps of Engineers established its San
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