Background
Perry, Robert William was born on April 2, 1921 in Niagara Falls, New York, United States. Son of Robert William and Marie Elizabeth (Hirschle) Perry.
Perry, Robert William was born on April 2, 1921 in Niagara Falls, New York, United States. Son of Robert William and Marie Elizabeth (Hirschle) Perry.
B.Mech. Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1943; Master of Mechanical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1951.
Manager hypervelocity branch Gas Dynamics Facility, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1953-1959. Chief hyperaerodynamic research Republic Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, New York, 1959-1965. Professor aerospace engineering Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1965-1967.
Senior staff consultant Liquid Metal Engineering Center, Canoga Park, California, 1968-1970. Distinguished professor mechanical engineering University Louisville, 1971-1987. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration research advisory committee for fluid mechanics, 1959-1960.
Consultant advisory group for aerospace research and development North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1966.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life), Sigma Xi.
Married L. Esther Sheperdson, April 21, 1945 (deceased March 1965). 1 son, Robert William III.