Background
Cooper, George Emery was born on May 17, 1916 in Burley, Idaho, United States. Son of William and Mamie Violet (Kuhn) Cooper.
Cooper, George Emery was born on May 17, 1916 in Burley, Idaho, United States. Son of William and Mamie Violet (Kuhn) Cooper.
Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1940. Postgrad, Stanford University, 1948.
Industrial engineer Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California, 1940—1941. Engineering test pilot Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Moffett Field, 1945—1958. Chief flight operations Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1958—1973.
Assistant director safety aviation National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1969—1970. Consultant General Electric Cooper Associates, Saratoga, California, 1974—1984. President Ergodynamics Inc., 1980—1986.
Consultant ad hoc committees United States Navy, United States Air Force, Federal Aviation Administration, 1955—1973. Consultant aviation safety reporting system National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Federal Aviation Administration, Moffett Field, 1975—1980. Member aerospace advisory committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1974—1984.
Winemaker, winery manager, since 1991. Served with United States Army Reserve, 1941-1943, served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Member aerospace advising committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1974-1984. Served with United States Army, 1941-1943. Fellow Society Experimental Test Pilots, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (member technical commission on flight testing 1973-1976, Wright Brothers lectr.on aerospace 1984), Institute Aeronautical.
Sciences (Octave Chanute award 1954, president.San Francisco section 1956-1957).
Member National Academy Engineering.
Married Louise Sophia Garrod Cooper, January 25, 1941. Children: William, James, Barbara, David.