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Leonardo Torres y Quevedo

1852 - 1936

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Leonardo Torres Quevedo (Spanish: [leoˈnaɾðo ˈtores keˈβeðo]; 28 December 1852 – 18 December 1936) was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician and inventor, known for his numerous engineering innovations, including aerial trams, airships, catamarans, and remote control. He was also a pioneer in the field of computing and robotics. Torres was a member of several scientific and cultural institutions and held such important positions as the seat N of the Real Academia Española (1920–1936) and the presidency of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences (1928–1934). In 1927 he became a foreign associate of the French Academy of Sciences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonardo Torres y Quevedo is the 300th most popular inventor (down from 232nd in 2019), the 1,315th most popular biography from Spain (down from 950th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo ranks 300 out of 426. Before him are Max Valier, Samuel Morland, Jacob Perkins, Mohamed M. Atalla, Kálmán Kandó, and L. L. Langstroth. After him are Bill Atkinson, Oleg Losev, George Graham, Bernard Lown, Ivan Kulibin, and Marion Donovan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo ranks 88. Before him are Eilif Peterssen, Vasily Safonov, Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, William Burnside, Kristján Jónsson, and Edwin Austin Abbey. After him are Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, Hans Huber, Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Simo Matavulj, and Gérard Cooreman. Among people deceased in 1936, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo ranks 139. Before him are Conchita Supervía, Blas Infante, Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Johan Turi, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi, and Bhikaiji Cama. After him are Francisco Ascaso, Ma Zhongying, Vasyl Stefanyk, John Scott Haldane, Niels Neergaard, and Alexandros Papanastasiou.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo ranks 1,315 out of 3,355. Before him are Amadeo García (1887), Carlos Sastre (1975), Jon Sobrino (1938), Juan Pacheco (1419), Manuel Olivares (1909), and Rosa Maria Sardà (1941). After him are Berenguer de Palou II (1101), Eduardo Pondal (1835), Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana (1398), Nicolás Monardes (1508), Fabián Ruiz (1996), and Pedro Zaballa (1938).

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Among INVENTORS In Spain

Among inventors born in Spain, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo ranks 4. Before him are Abbas ibn Firnas (810), Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva (1895), and Narcís Monturiol (1819).

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