Hugh L. Dryden
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Hugh L. Dryden was a prominent American aeronautical scientist and engineer who served as NASA’s first Deputy Administrator and made major contributions to high-speed flight and aerospace research.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA official
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aeronautical engineer ⓘ aerospace engineer ⓘ human ⓘ public administrator ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ASME Medal
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Daniel Guggenheim Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvanus Albert Reed Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerodynamics
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aeronautics ⓘ aerospace research ⓘ high-speed flight ⓘ supersonic flight ⓘ |
| fullName | Hugh Latimer Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center namesake ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ American Society of Mechanical Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping guide the transition from NACA to NASA
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leadership in wind-tunnel and flight-test programs ⓘ pioneering research on compressible airflow ⓘ shaping early U.S. space program policy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to boundary-layer theory
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contributions to high-speed aerodynamics ⓘ development of supersonic and transonic flight research programs ⓘ leadership in U.S. aerospace research policy ⓘ |
| occupation |
aeronautical engineer
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aerospace engineer ⓘ civil servant ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Administrator of NASA
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Director of Aeronautical Research at NACA ⓘ Director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ⓘ NASA Deputy Administrator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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