Robert T. Jones papers 1912-1996

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Robert T. Jones papers 1912-1996

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Jones, Robert T. (Robert Thomas), 1910-

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Biography / Administrative History Robert T. Jones, one of the premier theoretical aerodynamicists of the twentieth century, was a research scientist with NASA, and its predecessor NACA, from 1934 until his retirement in 1982, when he joined the Stanford faculty as a consulting professor in aeronautics. He is best known for developing the theory of swept and delta wings. He was elected to the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Nationa...