Background
Foa, Joseph Victor was born on July 10, 1909 in Turin, Italy. Son of Ettore and Lelia (DellaTorre) Foa. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1944.
educator aeronautical engineer
Foa, Joseph Victor was born on July 10, 1909 in Turin, Italy. Son of Ettore and Lelia (DellaTorre) Foa. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1944.
Doctor in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, 1931. Doctor in Aeronautical Engineering, University Rome, 1933.
Project engineer, Piaggio Aircraft Company, Italy, 1933-1935, 37-39;
chief engineer, Caproni Engineering Center, Studi Caproni, Italy, 1935-1937;
project engineer, Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, 1939-1940;
consultant, chief engineer, American Aeromarine Company, 1942;
head aero design research, Curtiss Wright Corporation, 1943-1945;
head propulsion branch, Cornell Univercity Aero. Laboratory, 1945-1952;
professor aero engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1952-1970;
head department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1958-1967;
professor engineering and applied science, George Washington University, 1970-1989. Consultant to aircraft companies.
Originator cryptosteady flow concept and theories, new concepts in aero and marine propulsion, lift augmentation, high-speed ground transportation, heating and air conditioning. Patentee infield.
Married Lucy Bouvier, June 27, 1942. Children: Lelia, Sylvana, Eugenie, Gay.