Addison May Rothrock

Background

Rothrock, Addison May was born on May 12, 1908 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Abraham and Eleanor (Cleves) Rothrock.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State College, 1925. Doctor of Science, Ashland College, 1964.

Career

1 son, Richard Cleves. Graduate assistant Pennsylvania State College, 1925-1926. Head fuel injection section, Langley Laboratory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1926, chief fuels and lubricants division, Lewis Laboratory, 1942, chief research, 1945, assistant director National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1947-1958.

Assistant director of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1958, scientist for propulsion National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1959-1961, associate director Office of Plans, 1961-1963, director, 1963.

Professor applied science George Washington University, 1964-1968.

Achievements

• Addison May Rothrock has been listed as a noteworthy physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Atomic Energy Commission Lexingon Project, 1948. Served on various committees Company-ordinating Research Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department Defense.

Fellow Institute Aeronautical.

Science, American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics. Member American Rocket Society (senior.

Member), Sigma Xi, Sigma Alexandria Virginia.

Connections

Married to Elizabeth Thomas Bland, January 5, 1929.

Father:

Henry Abraham Rothrock

Mother:

Eleanor (Cleves) Rothrock

Spouse:

to Elizabeth Thomas Bland