Engineering

Muslim Firsts in Engineering

From the structural systems that made skyscrapers possible to innovations that changed how we build, these engineers reshaped the modern world.

1 firsts documented

engineering 1963 Who Was the Father of the Modern Skyscraper? Fazlur Rahman Khan Bangladeshi-American structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan invented the tubular structural system that made supertall buildings economically viable, including the Sears Tower (Willis Tower).