Harold S. Sweet was a well known aeronautical and civil engineer. A native of Worland, Wyoming, Sweet earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1939 and earned his Ph.D in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in 1948. From 1945 to 1948, he was Assistant Professor of Highway Engineering at Purdue University. From 1948 to 1953, he was Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Wyoming. Sweet first got involved in the aeronautics industry during World War II, when as a research engineer, he conducted structural research for the Constellation and P-80 airplanes. He went to work for Lockheed Corporation in 1953 and enjoyed a long and notable career with this aviation company. At Lockheed, he helped design the C-130 airplane and worked on projects involving space flight, the Minuteman missle, and short haul air transport. Harold S. Sweet retired from Lockheed Corporation in 1986.
From the description of Harold S. Sweet papers, 1942-1991. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 62253968
