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Robert Thomas Jones
Robert Jones
American aerospace engineer.
Wikipedia | Robert Thomas Jones (Engineer)
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Robert Thomas Jones
Sex or Gender
Male
Country of Citizenship
United States
Instance Of
Human
Date of Birth
5/28/1910
Date of Death
8/11/1999
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Occupation
Military Flight Engineer
Music Critic
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Engineer
Aerospace Engineer
Given Name
Robert
Series Ordinal
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1
Thomas
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2
Family Name
Jones
Member Of
National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Award Received
Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring
(1978)
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1978
Langley Gold Medal
(1981)
Point in Time
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1981
Fluid Dynamics Prize
(1986)
Point in Time
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1986
J. C. Hunsaker Award in Aeronautical Engineering
(1990)
Award Rationale
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For his major contributions to aeronautics, including his supersonic area rule, discovery of the value of wing sweep in attaining supersonic flight, and application of the Heaviside Calculus to flight dynamics.
Point in Time
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1990
Employer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Place of Birth
Macon County
Place of Death
Los Altos Hills
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Field of Work
Music
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Opera
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Music Criticism
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Czech Literature
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Translation From Czech
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Aerodynamics
Aviation
Astronautics
Space Exploration
External Pages About Robert Thomas Jones
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National Academy of Sciences Member
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