
Ron Allum
DEEPSEA CHALLENGER full-ocean-depth submersible
Field 10 · 56 living inventors
Vehicles and transport components that changed how people and goods move.
Look beyond the vehicle brand to the person responsible for a defining physical system.

DEEPSEA CHALLENGER full-ocean-depth submersible

MEMS gyroscopes and navigation sensors

Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle and Rutherford engine

MagRail retrofit magnetic-propulsion system

Cadillac Northstar limp-home engine protection system

Pipistrel Sinus ultralight aircraft

Finsulate engineered-fibre marine antifouling wrap

Moki Doorstep vehicle-door-latch step

Gravity Jet Suit

Buell fuel-in-frame sport-motorcycle chassis

High-power-density electric-machine technologies for aerospace and electric vehicles

Jaguar F-Type Coupé

Quieter Embraer E2 commercial-jet engineering

Quieter Embraer E2 commercial-jet engineering

Hovertrax self-balancing board
AC Propulsion tZero electric roadster drivetrain

Manual and powered wheelchair technologies

Dallara IndyCar racing chassis

Audi R8 (first generation)

Daedalus human-powered aircraft

Tesla Roadster (first generation)

High-specific-power electric aircraft and vehicle drivetrains

Volkswagen Golf Mk1

Independent wheel guidance for high-speed trains

Candela electric hydrofoil boat

DAHON folding bicycle

Aircraft starter-generator and high-voltage electric-propulsion systems

Saildrone uncrewed surface vehicle

Segway Personal Transporter

Vertical wind-tunnel skydiving simulator

STDMA navigation transponder system

Nanosatellite micropropulsion thrusters

McLaren F1 road car

Nissan GT-R (R35)

Drop Stop car-seat-gap blocker

Red Bull RB19 Formula One car

Ferrari Enzo

Pagani Zonda supercar

UMN Scout reconnaissance robot

Tesla Model S vehicle engineering

Rimac Concept_One electric hypercar powertrain

Brompton folding bicycle

InOrbit NOW satellite-deployment vehicle
SpaceShipOne private crewed spacecraft

Audi TT Coupé

Vision for vehicles to improve road safety

Drop Stop car-seat-gap blocker

Corrosion-resistant steel for lighter and stronger car parts

Mars Curiosity Skycrane landing system

New MINI

Tesla Roadster battery-pack and power-electronics system

Hydroptère foiling sailing craft

BMW i8

Tesla Model S electric car

Freevalve camless engine valve-control hardware

Flyboard and Flyboard Air personal flight devices