Technical writers

Vitruvius ( ; ; –70 BC – after ) was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work titled . As the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity, it has been regarded since the Renaissance as the first book on architectural theory, as well as a major source on the canon of classical architecture. It is not clear to what extent his contemporaries regarded his book as original or important.

Mozi, personal name Mo Di,

Chinese scientist and statesman (78–139)

Chinese scientist and statesman (1031-1095)

Roman writer on agriculture

1st century Chinese meteorologist, astronomer, and philosopher

Chinese polymath and statesman (1020–1101)

American writer (1932–2020)

8th-century Buddhist monk and astronomer

Dutch civil servant and politician (1854-1929)

professional information communicator

Yuan dynasty officer and inventor, fl. 1333

the study and/or practice of communicating technical information

American writer

American computer scientist and co-founder of the data warehouse

American chemist

American writer and webcartoonist

Canadian computer programmer (1936-2007)

Chinese writer