Philip Bono

Background

Bono, Philip was born on January 14, 1921 in Brooklyn. Son of Julius and Marianna (Culcasi) Bono.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, University of Southern California, 1947; postgraduate, 1948-1949.

Career

Research and systems analyst, North America Aviation, Inglewood, California, 1947; engineering design specialist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California, 1948-1949; preliminary design engineer, Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, 1950-1959; deputy program manager, Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California, 1960-1962; technical assistant to director advanced launch vehicles and space stations, Douglas Aircraft Company, Huntington Beach, California, 1963-1965; branch manager advanced studies, senior staff engineer advanced technical, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company, Huntington Beach, 1966-1973; senior engineer-scientist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, 1973-1983; engineering specialist, Northrop Advanced Systems Division, Pico Rivera, California, 1984-1986; manager, Cal-Pro Engineering Cons., Costa Mesa, 1986-1993. Lecturer seminars, university and institutions including Soviet Academy Sciences, 1965.

Achievements

• Philip Bono has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Destination Mars, 1961, (with K. Gatland) Frontiers of Space, 1969. Contributor articles to professional journals, chapters in books.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Aeronautical Society (senior ), British Interplanetary Society (editorial advisory board), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member American Astronomical Society (senior ), New York Academy of Sciences, International Academy Astronautics (academician), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Automotive Engineers (chairman space vehicle committee).

Connections

Married Gertrude Camille King, December 15, 1950. Children: Richard Philip, Patricia Marianna, Kathryn Camille.

Father:

Julius Bono

Mother:

Marianna (Culcasi) Bono

Spouse:

Gertrude Camille King

child:

Richard Philip Bono

child:

Kathryn Camille Bono

child:

Patricia Marianna Bono