Background
Trilling, Leon was born on July 15, 1924 in Bialystok, Poland. Son of Oswald and Regina (Zakhejm) Trilling. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946.
aeronautical engineering educator
Trilling, Leon was born on July 15, 1924 in Bialystok, Poland. Son of Oswald and Regina (Zakhejm) Trilling. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1944. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1948.
Research fellow, California Institute Technology, 1948-1950;
Fulbright scholar, U. Paris, 1950-1951;
visiting professor, U. Paris, 1963-1964;
member of faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1951;
professor aerospace and astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1962-1994;
professor emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1994;
member county on primary and secondary education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1992. Member Program in Science Technology and Society, Engineering Education Mission to Soviet Union, 1958. Visiting professor Delft Technology U., 1974-1975.
Visiting professor engineering Carleton College, 1987.
President Metropolitan Committee Educational Opportunity, 1967-1970, Council for Understanding of Technology in Human Affairs, since 1984. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Edna Yuval, February 17, 1946. Children: Alex R., Roger S.