Background
Philpott, Delbert Eugene was born on September 24, 1923 in Loyal, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Lacey D. and Nettie A. (Goehring) Philpott.
Philpott, Delbert Eugene was born on September 24, 1923 in Loyal, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Lacey D. and Nettie A. (Goehring) Philpott.
Bachelor, Indiana University, 1948. Master of Science, Indiana University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1963.
PhT (honorary), College Optometry, 1976.
Born in Omro, Wisconsin, Philpott served in the Fighting 69th Infantry Division in World World War II, and was one of three Americans in the iconic link-up photo by Allan Jackson of American troops shaking hands with Russian soldiers at the Elbe River in April 1945. Philpott was awarded his Doctor of Philosophy in cytology in 1963 from Boston University, and moved to the University of Colorado as Professor of Biochemistry until 1966, when he became Head of the Department of Electron Microscopy and Company-Director of the Institute for Biomedical Research at Mercy Hospital in Denver. He joined National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the head of the Ultrastructure Laboratory at the Moffett Field National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, inspecting lunar soil for any evidence of life.
Experiments designed by Philpott were flown on both American and Russian spacecraft, including Apollo 17, Cosmos 736 and Cosmos 936.
Philpott retired from National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1990, but continued working under contract with the Lockheed Martin Company at National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames. Philpott authored over 230 scientific papers and wrote articles for several books and magazines in his scientific career.
Philpott was one of ten veterans chosen as guests at the Russian government"s 60th Anniversary Celebration of the end of World World War II, seated at the table with President Putin and President Bush.
Ham radio operator City of Sunnyvale, Ames Research Center, since 1976. With United States Army, 1942-1945. Member Northern California Society Electron Microscopy (vice president, president), Electron Microscope Society of America (biological director), New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Donna A. Clark, January 1985.