Background
Metzger, Ernest Hugh was born on October 22, 1923 in Nurnberg, Germany. Came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1943. Son of Paul Arthur and Charlotte Babette (Kann) Metzger.
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Ernest Hugh Metzger
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Education
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1949. Master of Science, Harvard University, 1950.
Career
Automatic control engineer, Bell Aerospace Company division Textron, Buffalo, 1950-1954; technical director inertial navigation systems, Bell Aerospace Company division Textron, Buffalo, 1954-1960; chief engineer, inertial instruments, Bell Aerospace Company division Textron, Buffalo, 1960-1970; chief engineer, gravity gradiometer systems, Bell Aerospace Company division Textron, Buffalo, 1970-1983; director gravity sensor systems, Bell Aerospace Company division Textron, Buffalo, 1983-1986; executive director engineering, Bell Aerospace Company division Textron, Buffalo, 1986-1989; consultant, Bell Aerospace Company division Textron, Buffalo, 1989-1995; consultant, Bell Geospace Inc., Buffalo, since 1995. Member panel future navigation systems National Academy Science, commission on geodesyNRC, 1988-1989, accelerator criteria committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, technical committee navigation guidance and control, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, since 1989. Visiting lecturer department aernautics and astronautics Stanford University, 1990.
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute Navigation (Thurlow award for outstanding contribution to science navigation 1983), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Air Force Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Explorers Club, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu Clubs: Harvard, Buffalo Ski.
Connections
Married Sarah Temple Grinnell, November 19, 1956. Children: Lisa Metzger Dunning, Charlotte Bennett (deceased), George Grinnell.
Awards
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Recipient Aerospace Pioneer award Niagara Frontier section American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1977. Named to Niagara Frontier Aviation Hall of Fame, 1992.Recipient Aerospace Pioneer award Niagara Frontier section American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1977. Named to Niagara Frontier Aviation Hall of Fame, 1992.