Hugh Latimer Dryden papers, 1908-1966.

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established as an independent agency of the executive branch on October 1, 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act (72 Stat. 426), approved July 29, 1958. It superseded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA conducted redsearch on problems of flight, developed aeronautical and space vehicles, explored outer space, and participated in international programs for the peaceful development of space technology....

Webb, James (English painter, ca. 1825-1895)

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Karth was Acting Chairman, Subcommittee on NASA Oversight, Committee on Science and Astronautics, House of Representatives. From the description of Release of Internal Investigative Report on Ranger VI Flight : letter to Joseph E. Karth, U.S. House of Representatives, 1964 Apr 23. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733099494 Webb was the Administrator of NASA. From the description of Procedure for Answering President's Letter on...

United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

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Dryden, Hugh L. (Hugh Latimer), 1898-1965

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Aeronautical engineer. From the description of Reminiscences of Hugh Latimer Dryden : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86131398 Dryden was the Deputy Administrator of NASA. From the description of Decontamination and Sterilization of Spacecraft : letter to Dr. Phillip Abelson, Director, Geophysical Laboratory, 1961 Mar 10. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733099428 ...

Von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963

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Aeronautical engineer (aeronautics, physics, applied mathematics), science advisor, and first director of the Daniel Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at Caltech. From the description of Papers, 1871-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81407179 Physicist. From the description of Reminiscences of Theodore Von Kármán : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122632066 Aeronautical engineer, science advisor...

International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

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National Geographic Society (U.S.)

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The eruption of Mount Katmai on the Alaska Peninsula in 1912 was one of the great volcanic events of modern history. The eruption covered the town of Kodiak with almost one foot of ash and the explosion was reportedly heard as far away as Juneau, 750 miles distant. To study this phenomena, the National Geographic Society launched several scientific investigating expeditions to Katmai and surrounding areas affected by the eruption. There was a brief expedition to Kodiak and Afognak Islands, led b...

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

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The National Academy of Sciences, founded in Washington, D. C., in 1863, grew out of a desire for a body of scientists to give advice on scientific matters to the federal government. Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian, was a force behind its creation. From the description of National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1887 Records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78403445 ...

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences and the American Rocket Society. These records constitute the historical aeronautical archives of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences. From the description of Institute of Aerospace Sciences archives, 1783-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71065827 ...

Seamans, Robert Channing, 1918-2008

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Seamans was Associate Administrator. From the description of Proposed Decontamination Procedures to be Used on Ranger A3 Spacecraft : letter to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1961 Jun 26. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098214 From the description of Delegation of Responsibility for Payload Decontamination Procedures to Homer Newell : teletype to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1962 Feb 5. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library a...

National Academy of Engineering.

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Glennan, Thomas Keith, 1905-1995

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Glennan served as administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1958-1961. From the description of Diary and memoir, 1958-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81001322 Glennan was NASA Administrator. Brucker was Secretary of the Army. From the description of Cooperative Agreement on the Army Ordnance Missile Command between NASA and the Department of the Army, 1958 Dec 3. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: ...