Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame 2012 Inductees
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John Elder (1824-1869) marine engineer and shipbuilder, who developed practical compounding marine engines and conceived the modern integrated shipbuilding yard
John Elder was an innovative engineer and shipbuilder and a practical entrepreneur. He established a world-class shipbuilding and marine engineering business in Glasgow .. …
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James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) physicist, whose work forms the foundation of modern electrical engineering;
James Clerk Maxwell is, undoubtedly, the greatest Scottish scientific genius and is now recognised as one of the world's top three in the last 2000 years standing shoulder to shoulder with Newton and Einstein in his contributions. .. …
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Dorothée Aurélie Marianne Pullinger (1894-1986), automobile engineer and pioneering businesswoman
Dorothee Pullinger received her engineering training in Scotland, at the Arrol-Johnston works in Paisley, and her most innovative contributions to engineering took place in Scotland. .. …
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Douglas Anderson (b. 1951), product design engineer renowned for development of the world's first ultra-widefield retinal imaging system
Douglas Anderson was distressed by the inadequacies of diagnostic methods available that had failed to detect a detached retina in his 5 year old son, and so he used his engineering experience to develop the "optomap" retinal exam and patented a device to examine the entire retina in a fast and comprehensive, patient-friendly manner. .. …
