Harris M. Schurmeier Collection, 1970-1986.

California Institute of Technology

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a research and development center and NASA field center in Pasadena, California. The JPL is owned by NASA and managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology. The laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network. Among the laboratory's major active projects are the Mars Scien...

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 It superseded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).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....

United States. Department of Energy

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The Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States Government responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. Its purview includes the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production, many of which are funded through its system of national laboratories. Many Federal agencies had been established to handle various aspect...

Terhune, Charles H., Jr., 1916-2006.

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Charles H. Terhune, Jr., was born on May 7, 1916 in Dayton, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1938 from Purdue University, and an Aeronautical Engineering degree from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1940. Terhune joined the Army Air Corps in 1938 and received his pilot wings in May 1939 at Kelly Field, TX. As an Army Air Corps pilot in 1939, he tested bullet-proof fuel tanks for aircraft at Wright Field, OH, and was associated with devel...

Gates, Clarence R., 1926-2008.

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Clarence Rollins "Johnny" Gates was born in Belvidere, IL on August 21, 1926. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1947 and his doctorate in electrical engineering and mathematics from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1951. Gates joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in September 1950. His early work included electronic systems reliability, communications research, and guidance systems. ...

Goldberger, Marvin L., 1923-

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Vogt, Rochus E.

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Fletcher, James Chipman, 1919-1991

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James Chipman Fletcher, born 5 June 1919, in Millburn, New Jersey, attended high school in New York City and received a B.A. in physics from Columbia University in 1940. He served as a research physicist with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance, and in 1941 became a special research associate at the Cruf Laboratory of Harvard University. He went to Princeton University in 1942 as a teaching fellow and later was an instructor and research physicist. Under an Eastman Kodak fe...

Allen, Lew, Jr., 1925-2010.

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Stone, Edward C., 1936-

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Edward Carroll Stone was born on January 23, 1936 in Knoxville, IA. He earned his Associate of Arts Degree in 1956 from Burlington Junior College before continuing his studies at the University of Chicago. After receiving his Masters of Science Degree in 1959, and Doctoral Degree in Physics in 1964, he joined Caltech as a research fellow in physics. Stone was named a Professor of Physics in 1976, and appointed chairman of Caltech's Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy in ...

Davies, R. W.

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Felberg, Fred H.

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Mark, Hans M., 1929-

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Parks, Robert J., 1922-

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Robert J. Parks was born April 1, 1922, in Los Angeles, CA. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1944. Parks then served two and a half years in the Army, and six months at Hughes Aircraft before joining the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in April 1947. Parks retired from JPL in June 1987. Parks served as an Engineer in the Guidance and Control Section for three years before serving as Se...

Beggs, James M., 1916-

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Montgomery, Richard Alan

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Murray, Bruce C.

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Bruce C. Murray was born November 30, 1931, in New York City. He earned a doctorate in Geology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955, and served as a geologist for Standard Oil from 1955-58. After serving as a Geophysicist for the U.S. Air Force, Murray joined the Caltech faculty as a Research Fellow of Planetary Science and Geology in 1960. Murray became a full Professor of Planetary Science and Geology at Caltech in 1969. Dr. Murray was a member of the Mars ...

Brown, Harold, 1927-....

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U.S. secretary of defense, physicist, and educator. From the description of Papers of Harold Brown. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132876 Harold Brown was born on September 10, 1927 in New York, New York. He received an A.B. (1945), an A.M. (1946) and a Ph.D. (1949) from Columbia University. He was a research scientist at Columbia University from 1945 to 1950 and lecturer in physics at Columbia from 1947 to 1948. From 1949 to 1950 he was a lecturer in physics at Stevens In...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.). Executive Council.

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Williams, A. Nash.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.). Equipment and Instrumentation Committee.

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Arroyo Center

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Committee of the Californias.

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Hamilton, Thomas Welsh

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Goldsmith, Martin

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Schurmeier, Harris M., 1924-

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Schurmeier was Ranger Project Manager. From the description of Spacecraft Adapter Contamination : letter to S.C. Himmel, Lewis Research Center Ranger Launch Vehicle Systems Manager, 1964 Jan 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100752 From the description of Investigation of Possible Ranger Problems Due to Launch to Injection Environment : memo to Distribution, 1964 Jun 2. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat recor...

James, Jack N. (Jack Norval), 1920-2001

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James was Mariner R Project Manager. From the description of Sonett's letter of 1961 Oct 16 with four action items regarding Mariner R : letter to Charles Sonett, 1961 Oct 20. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097630 James was Deputy Planetary Program Director. From the description of Criticism of the New PMP (Program Management Plan) Format : letter to F.D. Kochendorfer, NASA, 1961 Feb 23. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library...

National Military Establishment (U.S.)

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Culick, F. (Fred), 1933-

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Christy, Robert

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Alper, Mickey (Marshall E.), 1930-2001.

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