Background
Phillips, William H. was born on May 31, 1918 in Port Sunlight, England.
Phillips, William H. was born on May 31, 1918 in Port Sunlight, England.
Bachelor in Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939; Master of Arts in Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940.
Head aerospace mechanic division, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1940-1958; chief Flight Dynamics and Control division, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1958-1979; distinguished research associate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia, since 1979.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Lawrence Sperry award 1944), National Academy Engineers.