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Colin Chapman

1928 - 1982

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Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (19 May 1928 – 16 December 1982) was an English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of the sports car company Lotus Cars. Chapman founded Lotus in 1952 and initially ran Lotus in his spare time, assisted by a group of enthusiasts. His knowledge of the latest aeronautical engineering techniques would prove vital towards achieving the major automotive technical advances for which he is remembered. Chapman's design philosophy focused on cars with light weight and fine handling instead of bulking up on horsepower and spring rates, which he famously summarised as "Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Colin Chapman is the 61st most popular engineer (up from 70th in 2019), the 1,144th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,008th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Engineer.

Colin Chapman was a British engineer and inventor. He is most famous for creating the Lotus cars.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Colin Chapman ranks 61 out of 389Before him are William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, John Ambrose Fleming, Kurt Gerstein, Valentin Glushko, Su Song, and Masaru Ibuka. After him are Henry Gantt, Hans Kammler, Mikhail Gurevich, Adam Czerniaków, Yuri Kondratyuk, and Charles George Gordon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Colin Chapman ranks 94Before him are Burt Bacharach, John Stewart Bell, Patrick McGoohan, Walter Mondale, Pierre Mauroy, and Jim Lovell. After him are Erik Bruhn, Marco Ferreri, Hubert Selby Jr., Hans Blix, Arman, and Roddy McDowall. Among people deceased in 1982, Colin Chapman ranks 62Before him are Takashi Shimura, Mario Del Monaco, Vladimir K. Zworykin, Sobhuza II, Kristján Eldjárn, and Giovanni Benelli. After him are Adolf Heusinger, Marty Feldman, Elis Regina, Patrick Dewaere, Giovanni Ferrari, and Percy Williams.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin Chapman ranks 1,144 out of 8,785Before him are John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792), Margaret of York (1446), Frederick Fleet (1887), Stephen Boyd (1931), James Mirrlees (1936), and James Hargreaves (1720). After him are Anne Hyde (1637), Edmund Cartwright (1743), Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), Joan Plowright (1929), Joseph Chamberlain (1836), and Terence Stamp (1938).

Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom

Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Colin Chapman ranks 7Before him are William John Macquorn Rankine (1820), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), Hertha Ayrton (1854), Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), and John Ambrose Fleming (1849). After him are Charles George Gordon (1833), Adrian Newey (1958), Henry Royce (1863), Charles Rolls (1877), Patrick Head (1946), and Robert Stephenson (1803).