Brian McManus

Brian McManus (sometimes spelled Mac Mághnais) is an Irish YouTuber, producing the channels Real Engineering and Real Science where he discusses biomedical and aeronautical engineering.

Early life and engineering career McManus attended secondary school at St Joseph's Patrician College , and was later awarded an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from National University of Ireland Galway in 2011. He subsequently completed a master's degree in aeronautical engineering at the University of Limerick, studying composite failure prediction.

YouTube McManus' YouTube channel Real Engineering was created to explain and analyze various engineering topics, , primarily focusing on aviation, aerospace, and energy. McManus has worked full-time on the channel since 2016,

Recognition McManus was awarded the 2024 Space Pioneer Award in the Electronic Mass Media category from the US National Space Society.

Related businesses McManus co-founded the creator-owned video platform Nebula He also runs an animation studio, Throttle Media, which provides animation production and science communication services to engineering companies.

Personal life McManus lives in Texas.