Leonardo Torres Quevedo
Spanish engineer and mathematician (1852-1936) · Spain · Scientists · Died at 83
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Something wrong?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.
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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.
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