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Charles Kaman

Charles Huron Kaman

American businessman, engineer and inventor (1919–2011).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C.

Place of Death

Bloomfield

Country of Citizenship

United States

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

6/15/1919

Date of Death

1/31/2011

Occupation

Military Flight Engineer
Engineer
Inventor

Award Received

National Medal of Technology and Innovation
(1996)
Award Rationale
: For his pioneering work in the field of rotary-wing flight, his unique capacity for successful technology transfer from defense to commercial use, and for fostering a corporate environment in which diverse technological achievements flourish and new businesses are created.
Point in Time
: 1996
National Inventors Hall of Fame
(2003)
Point in Time
: 2003

Given Name

Charles

Educated At

The Catholic University of America

Cause of Death

Disease

Work Location

United States

Family Name

Place of Burial

Fairview Cemetery

Member Of

National Academy of Engineering

Manner of Death

Natural Causes
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