Engineers who died on December 21

Take a focused look at the engineers who passed away on December 21. Dive into curated bios, achievements, and cultural milestones verified by our editors.

• 1990 Kelly Johnson

  Legendary aerospace engineer at Lockheed Corporation who designed groundbreaking aircraft and was a key figure in the development of...

• 2006 Saparmurat Niyazov

  Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st president of turkmenistan (d. 2006).