Wallace Carothers, (1896–1937)
George Washington Carver, (1864–1943)
Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi, (fl.1630–1632) Turkey – artificial wings
Joseph Constantine Carpue, (1764–1846)
George Cayley, (1773–1857) UK – glider, tension-spoke wheels, Caterpillar track
Roxey Ann Caplin, (1793–1888)
Dennis Charter, (1952–) Australia – secure electronic payment system for internet PaySafe
Vladimir Chelomey, (1914–1984) Russia – first space station (Salyut), Proton rocket (the
most used heavy lift launch system)
Pavel Cherenkov, (1904–1990)
Adrian Chernoff, (1971–) U.S. – GM Autonomy, GM Hy-wire, Rubber Bandits
Evgeniy Chertovsky, (1902–)
Alexander Chizhevsky, (1897–1964)
Andrey Chokhov, (c. 1545–1629)
Niels Christensen (1865–1952)
Samuel Hunter Christie, (1784–1865)
Juan de la Cierva, (1895–1936)
Alexandru Ciurcu, (1854–1922)
Georges Claude, (1870–1960)
Henri Coandă, (1886–1972)
Josephine Cochrane, (1839– 1913 ) U.S. – dishwasher
Christopher Cockerell, (1910–1999)
Aeneas Coffey, (1780–1852) Ireland – heat exchanger, Coffey still
Sir Henry Cole, (1808–1882)
Samuel Colt, (1814–1862)
George Constantinescu, (1881–1965)
Lloyd Groff Copeman, (1865–1956)
Cornelis Corneliszoon, (1550–1607)
Jacques Cousteau, (1910–1997) France – co-inventor of the aqualung and the Nikonos
underwater camera
Thomas Crapper, (1836–1910) England – ballcock (toilet valve)
Bartolomeo Cristofori, (1655–1731)
János Csonka, (1852–1939) Hungary – co-inventor of carburetor
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, (1725–1804) France – first steam-powered road vehicle
William Cumberland Cruikshank, (1745–1800)
William Cullen, (1710–1790) UK – first artificial refrigerator
Glenn Curtiss, (1878–1930) U.S. – ailerons
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Gustaf Dalén, (1 869 – 1937) Sweden – AGA cooker; Dalén light; Agamassan
Salvino D'Armate, (1258–1312) Italy – credited for inventing eyeglasses in 1284
