This brief, readable presentation of engineering history's high points covers time periods ranging from ancient Greece to the present, and some of the engineering accomplishments of each period. It contains concise biographies of famous engineers from all fields and a surprising variety of vocations. The biographies are categorized according to the vocation for which the individual is famous - and vocation categories include the imaginary, engineers from long ago, the inventors, the soldiers, the scientists, the designers/builders, the public officials, the aerospace pioneers, the automotive pioneers, the computing pioneers, the electronics pioneers, the artists, and the athletes.