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Cooley, William Crockett was born on December 19, 1924 in Lakeland, Florida, United States. Son of Sumner Dewey Cooley and Kate Lilah Crockett.
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William Crockett Cooley
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William Crockett Cooley, American mechanical engineer, retired educator. Recipient Pioneer award United States National Water Jet Conference, Pittsburgh, 1985. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1961. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life), Water Jet Technology Association (opening lecturer 5th Pacific Rim International conference 1998).
Education
Master of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944. Doctor of Science Institute of Technology, 1951. Master of Science in Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 1947.
Career
Student engineer on nuclear propulsion Fairchild project Nuclear Energy for Propulsion of Aircraft, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, summer 1947. Staff engineer Lexington project Massachusetts Institute of Technology, summer 1948. Research engineer North America Aviation, Los Angeles, 1951-1953, 58-61.
Nuclear propulsion engineer General Electric, ANPD, Cincinnati, 1953-1958. Chief space propulsion and auxiliary power program National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1961-1963. Vice president, technical director Exotech, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, 1963-1968.
President Terraspace Inc., Rockville, Maryland, 1968-1984. Associate professor engineering George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 1985-1991, retired, 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1961. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life), Water Jet Technology Association (opening lecturer 5th Pacific Rim International conference 1998).
Interests
Connections
Married Anne Waterman, June 4, 1949 (divorced). Children: Jean, Brian, Stuart, Laura.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Unitarian Universalist -
Political Party
Democrat