Background
Perkins, Courtland Davis was born on December 27, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Courtland Davis Perkins
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Bachelor of Science, Swarthmore College, 1935. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1941.
Career
Professor aeronautica engineering, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1945-1975;
professor emeritus, Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1975;
department chairman, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1951-1975;
associate dean School Engineering,, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1965-1971. Chief scientist United States Air Force, 1956-1957, assistant Research and Development section, 1960-1961, member science advisory board, since 1946. Chairman advisory group aerospace Research and Development, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1963-1967, United States national delegate, 1963-1969.
Member space science board NAS, 1965-1970. Member space program advisory county National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1971, chairman space system command, since 1971.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Aeronaut. Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (president 1964). Member National Academy of Engineering (president 1975-1983). M C.
Connections
Married 1941; 2 children.
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January 6, 2008 (aged 95) -
Nationality
American