Background
Mokrzycki, Andrew Gustav was born on October 1, 1899 in Lwow, Poland. Son of Andrew and Mary (Quel) Mokrzycki. came to the United States, 1944, naturalized, 1949.
Mokrzycki, Andrew Gustav was born on October 1, 1899 in Lwow, Poland. Son of Andrew and Mary (Quel) Mokrzycki. came to the United States, 1944, naturalized, 1949.
M.Mech. England, Institute of Technology, Lwow, 1918. Doctor of Philosophy, Institute of Technology, Lwow, 1925. M.Aero. England, Ecole National Superieur d'Aeronautique, Paris, France, 1920.
Director, Samolot Aircraft Company, Poznan, Poland, 1922-1927; professor aeronautics, Institute Technology, Warsaw, Poland, 1927-1939; chairman, Aero. Research Institute, Warsaw, 1929-1936; professor, U. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1942-1944; senior scientist, General dynamics corporation, San Diego, 1944-1946; chief aerodynamicist, Ryan Aircraft Company, San Diego, 1946-1950; director flight research department, United States Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1950-1952; senior scientist missile division, North America Aviation Company, Los Angeles, 1952-1962; senior research specialist aircraft division, Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1962-1975; president, Science Research Foundation (studies nuclear fusion), Fullerton, California, from 1975.
Served to captain Polish Air Force, 1939. Served to captain French Air Force, 1939-1940. Served to captain Royal Air Force, 1941-1942.
Fellow American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics, Royal Aeronautical Society, Polish. Institute Art and Science American.
Married Lydia Picca-Senatori, June 1956.