Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American engineer (died 1996)

Zora Arkus-Duntov

American engineer

Zachary "Zora" Arkus-Duntov was a Russian and American engineer whose work on the Chevrolet Corvette earned him the nickname "Father of the Corvette." He is sometimes erroneously referred to as the inventor of the Corvette; that title belongs to Harley Earl. He was also a racing…