List of Mechanical Engineers - C

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• Gerolamo Cardano (1501–1576) - Numerous mechanical inventions including the combination lock, gimbal, Cardan shaft, and Cardan grille
• Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796–1832) - physicist and military engineer
• Willis Carrier (1876–1950) - Pioneered the design and manufacture of modern air conditioning systems
• Edmund Cartwright (1743–1823) - Inventor of the first commercial power loom
• George Cayley (1773–1857) - Aerodynamics pioneer and founding member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
• Colin Chapman (1928–1982) - Automotive engineer, founder of Lotus Cars
• André Citroën (1878–1935) - Founder of Citroën automotive, known for application of double-helical gears
• Joseph Clement (1779–1844) - Best known as the maker of Babbage's Difference Engine
• Dugald Clerk (1854–1932) - Inventor of the two-stroke engine
• Demetrius Comino (1902–1988) - Inventor of Dexion slotted angle steel construction system
• Thomas Russell Crampton (1816–1888) - Inventor of the Crampton locomotive and an early advocate of the Channel Tunnel
• Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725–1804) - Early developer of a self-propelled (steam) vehicle