books.google.com - This book lists the work and contributions of thousands of people from many countries, representing numerous fields of endeavor, over many centuries. This work contains the necrologies (names, dates, and a brief biography) up to the year 2000 of people involved in engineering and invention literature....http://books.google.com/books/about/A_Biographical_Dictionary_of_People_in_E.html?id=l2492-xSSNoC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareA Biographical Dictionary of People in Engineering