Background
Whitaker, Henry Philip was born on June 24, 1921 in Penn Yan, New York, United States. Son of Fred C. and Adelia (Hopkins) Whitaker.
aeronautical engineering educator
Whitaker, Henry Philip was born on June 24, 1921 in Penn Yan, New York, United States. Son of Fred C. and Adelia (Hopkins) Whitaker.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959.
With, Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, 1944-1947; deputy associate director Instrumentation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1947-1959; professor department aerospace and astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1959-1983; professor emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1983-1989. Member guidance and control panel AGARO North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1967-1978.
Trustee Boston Juvenile Court Citizenship Training Program. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society Automotive Engineers, Massachusetts Junior Chamber of Commerce (past president).
Married H. Stephanie Paige, April 5, 1952. Children: Robert H., Jonathan P., Charles E.