Background
Frankel, George Joseph was born on January 3, 1923 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Celia (Simon) Frankel.
Frankel, George Joseph was born on January 3, 1923 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Celia (Simon) Frankel.
Biomedical Engineering, City College of New York, 1944. Graduate Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1968.
Product test engineer Arma Corporation, 1944—1945. Chief engineer Metaplast Process, Inc., 1945—1960, secretary, 1953—1960. Production manager Brillium Metals Corporation, Hollis, New York, 1960—1962.
Consultant vacuum metalizing, since 1960. Chief space environment Republic Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, New York, 1962—1965. Principal engineer Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, 1965—1988, corporation metrication officer, 1977—1988.
General chairman space simulation conference American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics-American Society for Testing and Materials, Institute Environmental Sciences, 1973, technical program chairman, 75.
Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate. Technical committee on ground testing and simulation 1970-1973, member technical committee on life science 1975-1978, chairman Long Island section 1976-1977, public policy officer region I 1978-1981, chairman regional public policy officers committee 1978-1981, director region I 1981-1984, vice president member services 1985-1989, Distinguished Service award 1981). Member: United States Metric Association (certified advanced metrication specialist), American National Metric Council (board directors 1986-1988, chairman aerospace sector committee 1976-1988), National Fire Protection Association (chairman technical committee fire hazards in oxygen-enriched atmospheres 1966-1991), Institute Environmental Sciences (senior ), Pi Tau Sigma.
Married Miriam Josephson Frankel, April 15, 1945. Children: Paul Jay, Alice Frankel Pratt, Lee Jeffrey.