Engineering isn't just for the engineers!
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Studying engineering can open many doors
for your future. You may be surprised to learn that many famous
people from a wide variety of disciplines hold degrees in
engineering! Here are a few examples:
Alfred
Hitchcock
Famous filmmaker
Hitchcock studied mechanical and electrical engineering at the
London County Council School of Engineering. He became interested
in photography and film, quickly rising from a title designer to
film director. While only 30, Hitchcock had already become one of
the most famous filmmakers in England. He then moved to
Hollywood, directing a broad range of films and winning several
Academy Awards. Some of his famous movies include The
Birds, Psycho, and Shadow of a
Doubt.
Boris Yeltsin
Former President of Russia
Yeltsin was a civil engineer and also studied construction. This
helped him "engineer" a new Russia. Yeltsin was elected president
of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic as the first
popularly elected president. He eventually vowed to transform
Russia into a free economy, and in less than 20 years of power he
became a major international political figure.
Herbert Hoover
31st President of the United
States
Hoover was a professional mining engineer who deeply believed in
Effeciency Movement and finding technical solutions to social
problems. During World War I he organized volunteers and entered
public life and politics, eventually becoming Secretary of
Commerce. He was elected President in 1929 and fought to relieve
the Great Depression in the US.
Rowan
Atkinson
British Comedian
Also known as Mr. Bean, Atkinson is one of the funniest British
comedians alive. He is well-known for using a Charlie
Chaplin-like visual style comedy as oppose of a dialogue. Mr.
Atkinson studied electrical engineering at Newcastle University,
and eventually made it into Oxford, where he got involved with
comedy in the first place. With an estimated fortune of £100
million, Atkinson owns his very own car collection.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Author
After some engineering training, Fyodor became a writer and a
philosopher. His famous works include Crime and
Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, and he was a
precursor of existentialism. Dostoyevsky is widely recognized as
one of the greatest and most influential writers of all
time.
Tom Landry
National Football League
Coach
Landry was an industrial engineer who studied in the US and
enjoyed football. Landry was coach of the Dallas Cowboys football
team, renowned as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches
in NFL history. The Cowboys had an
amazing, never-been-duplicated streak of 20 consecutive winning
seasons while he coached them.
Montel William
American Talk Show Host
Williams was the first African American to attend the prestigious
Naval Academy Preparatory School. He holds a degree in naval
engineering. A famous American celebrity and talk-show host of
The Montel Williams Show, Williams made a big name for
himself over the year.
Philip "Unabomber"
Laak
Professional Poker Player
Laak studies mechanical engineering at the United States, and
became an engineer for a while. Laak won the World Poker Tour in
2004, and has since been highly regarded as one of the top "cash
game" poker players on the circuit.He's got lots of money, and
he's also a small-time actor. What a cool guy!
(And of course, every famous engineer you can think of is a famous engineering grad.)
So you see?
Engineering grads are successful everywhere!
Resource: Famous Engineers
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