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Fictional engineers

  • BatmanIn early 1939, Bob Kane drew a character with red tights and bat wings. Bill Finger suggested a cowl and cape instead. They watched a bat fly through the…
  • Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)Anthony Edward Stark was born on the 29th of May 1970, in Manhattan, New York. His father Howard Stark was a famous genius inventor and businessman who tried…
  • Joker (character)On the 25th of April 1940, the first issue of Batman hit newsstands with a character who would become one of fiction's most enduring villains.
  • Lando CalrissianGeorge Lucas began writing The Empire Strikes Back in 1978 with a specific character type in mind. He wanted a gambler who would serve as a foil to the rough…