Leonardo Torres Quevedo

Leonardo Torres Quevedo was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, and inventor who developed numerous engineering innovations related to aerial trams, airships, catamarans, and remote control. He was also a pioneer in the fields of computing and robotics, while maintaining an active role in several scientific and cultural institutions. He held prominent positions, such as 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.