Lamm, Lawrence W.

Electrical engineer in the aerospace industry and developer of the LAMM schematics for use in documenting aircraft systems design. Lamm grew up in Dumont, Iowa. He served in the Air Force and studied electrical engineering at the University of Iowa and the American Television Institute. He worked for Philco on projects for the Air Force and Navy Bureau of Aeronautics. After leaving Philco Lamm worked for the Douglas Aircraft Company where he developed the LAMM schematics. This system of aircraft design documentation was widely adopted by other aircraft companies. Simultaneous with his employment at Philco and Douglas, Lamm was largely responsible for the formation of Data Products, which later became a subsidiary of Frederick Electronics and Engineering Corp.

From the description of Papers, 1941-1986. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 52077311