Background
DeBra, Daniel B. was born on June 1, 1930 in New York City. Son of Arthur H. and Gertrude Marie (Boyle) DeB.
Mechanical engineering educator
DeBra, Daniel B. was born on June 1, 1930 in New York City. Son of Arthur H. and Gertrude Marie (Boyle) DeB.
Bachelor of Engineering, Yale University, 1952; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1962.
Project engineer, Thermix Corporation, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1953-1954; supervisor, Lockheed, Sunnyvale, California, 1956-1964; professor aero and astronautics, Stanford University, since 1964; Edward C. Wells professor, Stanford University, since 1991.
First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1954-1956. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. American Astronautical Society.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, CIRP, National Academy Engineering, Society Automotive Engineers, Society Manufacturing Engineers, American Geophysical Union, Instrument Society American, Institute of Navigation, American Society Precision Engineers.
Married Esther Slater Crosby, April 3, 1954. Children: Corinne, Elisabeth, Heidi, Jacques, David, Kathryn.