Background
Meyer, Rudolf X. was born on January 13, 1922 in Rapperswil, Switzerland. Son of Carl and Alice A. (Muller) Meyer. came to the United States, 1947.
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Meyer, Rudolf X. was born on January 13, 1922 in Rapperswil, Switzerland. Son of Carl and Alice A. (Muller) Meyer. came to the United States, 1947.
Diploma Engineer, Swiss Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1945. Doctor of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1955.
Engineer, De Laval Steam Turbine Company, Trenton, New Jersey, 1947-1948;
assistant professor aeronautics, United States Naval Postgraduate School, Annapolis, Maryland., 1948-1952;
project manager, The Hydrofoil Corporation, Annapolis, 1952-1955;
department head, The Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, Los Angeles, 1955-1960;
from associate director physical research laboratory to general manager/chief engineer, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, 1960-1987;
Adjunct Professor School Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1987. Member of advisory board Department Defense, Washington, 1980-1981. Invited lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval.
Academy, U. So.Calif.
Served with Swiss Army, 1942-1945. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Married Jeanne A. Meyer, February 8, 1947. Children: Jacqueline C. Meyer-Donaher, Dorothy A. Works.