Modern engineering marvels fight for 'immortality'

Those shortlisted include inventor and entrepreneur Sir James Dyson (pictured), mechanical engineer David Gow, electrical generation engineer Sam Etherington, inventor and entrepreneur Tim Morgan and Sir Jonathan Ive, Apple's senior vice president of design. The Hall of Fame is designed to ensure that great British engineers of the 21st Century are recognised alongside their illustrious predecessors. Ten 19th and 20th Century engineers who will also be invested into the Semta Hall of Fame – having been selected by a panel of engineers – will be joined by one of the contemporary nominees, who will be invested alongside them at a ceremony in London next month during the inaugural Semta Skills Awards. Ann Watson, the organisation's chief operating officer, said: "We are blowing away the myth that the best days of British engineering are behind us - we say not so – ensuring that one of our five nominees achieves engineering 'immortality'. "The Semta Skills Awards will shine the spotlight on those scaling great heights in modern Britain and those that have done so down the centuries – with the aim of inspiring the next generation of engineering talent to do so in the future."