Background
Pickering, William Hayward was born on December 24, 1910 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Albert William and Elizabeth (Hayward) Pickering.
educator physicist research scientist
Pickering, William Hayward was born on December 24, 1910 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Albert William and Elizabeth (Hayward) Pickering.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1932. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1936.
Degree (honorary), Clark University, 1966. Degree (honorary), Occidental College, 1966. Degree (honorary), University Bologna, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Canterbury University, New Zealand, 2003.
Professor, of Electrical Engineering since 1946, Director Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1954-1976, Professor Emeritus since 1980. Chairman Panel on Test Range Instrumentation Research and Development Board 1948-1949. Directed development of Army Corporal and Sergeant missiles 1950-1955, and many spacecraft, including Explorer I, Ranger, the first United States spacecraft to photograph the moon, Mariner II, first spacecraft to return scientific data from the vicinity of a planet (Venus), Mariner IV, first spacecraft to photograph Mars, Surveyor, first United States spacecraft to soft-land on the moon and return scientific data.
President Pickering Research Corporation since 1980, Lignetics Incorporated. since 1983.
President A.I.A.A. 1963. Fellow I.E.E.E.; Honorary Fellow A.I.A.A.:.
President 1965-1966. Director Research Institute, University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia 1976-1978.
President Pickering Research Corporation, Pasadena, California. Honorary; Fellow, American Academy, of Arts and Sciences.
Honorary Doctor of Science (Occidental College, Clark University, University of Bologna) 1974. Honorary K.B.E., Meritorious Civilian Service.
Scientific Advisory Board United States.A.F. 1945-1948. Advisory Committee Department, of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, United States Technology Panel on Earth Satellite Programs International Geophysical Year 1956-1958, Armv Scientific Advisory Panel 1963-1965. North.A.S., American Association University professors, American Geophysical Union, National Academy, of Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society of New Zealand, Institute Academy, of Astronautics.
Institute Astronautics Federation.
New Zealand Institute of Engineering, and Aerospace Medical Association.
Married Muriel Bowler, December 30, 1932 (deceased March 1992). Children: William B., Anne E. Married Inez Chapman, July 28, 1994.