Hugh Dryden
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Hugh Dryden was an influential American aeronautical engineer and NASA deputy administrator who made major contributions to fluid dynamics and high-speed flight research.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA official
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aeronautical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Daniel Guggenheim Medal
NERFINISHED
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Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvanus Albert Reed Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1898-07-02 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| child | Hugh Dryden Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of U.S. supersonic research aircraft programs
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early planning of Apollo-era space activities ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1965-12-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ National Bureau of Standards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerodynamics
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boundary-layer theory ⓘ fluid dynamics ⓘ high-speed aerodynamics ⓘ supersonic flight ⓘ |
| fullName | Hugh Latimer Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificNameIn | NASA Dryden Flight Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-speed flight research
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leadership in U.S. aeronautics and early space program ⓘ research on boundary-layer transition ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Dryden Flight Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dryden wind-tunnel research on turbulence ⓘ |
| occupation |
aeronautical engineer
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civil servant ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| partOf | United States space program leadership in the 1960s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pocomoke City, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
Deputy Administrator of NASA
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Director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Libbie Travers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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