Barnes Wallis
#2,371
Most Influential Person Across History
English scientist, engineer and inventor
Barnes Wallis's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings
Barnes Wallisengineering Degrees
Engineering
#173
Historical Rank
Civil Engineering
#12
Historical Rank
Mechanical Engineering
#928
Historical Rank

Barnes Walliscomputer-science Degrees
Computer Science
#3014
Historical Rank
Database
#10305
Historical Rank

Download Badge
Engineering Computer Science
Why Is Barnes Wallis Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sir Barnes Neville Wallis was an English engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II.