Background
Neill, Thomas Taylor was born on December 4, 1903 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles Patrick and Esther (Waggaman) Neill.
Neill, Thomas Taylor was born on December 4, 1903 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles Patrick and Esther (Waggaman) Neill.
DBS in Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University America, 1925. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1926.
Mech. engineer aircraft engine research laboratory, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1926-1939; ignition engineer, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, United States Army Air Force, Dayton, Ohio., 1939-1942; assistant to director research, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, 1942-1958; executive secretary security classification board, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, 1945-1955; Chairman of the Board, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, Ohio., 1955-1958; chief research administration division, office director of advanced research programs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1958-1961; chairman security classification board, office director of advanced research programs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1958-1970; chief research and technical reports division, Office Advanced Research and Technology, Washington, 1961-1970; consultant, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1971-1981.
Member Society Automotive Engineers (vice president aircraft 1953).
Married Helen Mitchell, June 8, 1929. Children: Agnes Neill Williams, Hugh Mitchell.