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Kelly Johnson

Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson

American aerospace engineer (1910–1990).

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Place of Burial

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Death

Los Angeles

Country of Citizenship

United States

Place of Birth

Ishpeming

Date of Birth

2/27/1910

Date of Death

12/21/1990

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Instance Of

Human

Employer

Lockheed Corporation

Occupation

Military Flight Engineer
Engineer

Award Received

11 items
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
(1988)
Award Rationale
: For his outstanding achievements in the design of a series of commercial, military, and reconnaissance aircraft that incorporated a wide range of technological advancements, and for his innovative management techniques which helped develop and produce these aircraft in record time and at a minimum cost.
Point in Time
: 1988
Daniel Guggenheim Medal
(1981)
Point in Time
: 1981
Wright Brothers Medal
National Medal of Science
(1965)
Point in Time
: 1965
National Aviation Hall of Fame
(1974)
Point in Time
: 1974
National Inventors Hall of Fame
(2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
Presidential Medal of Freedom
(1964)
Conferred By
:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Point in Time
: 1964
National Academy of Engineering Founders Award
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Honorary Royal Designer for Industry
(1984)
Point in Time
: 1984
Golden Plate Award
(1961)
Point in Time
: 1961

Educated At

University of Michigan
Flint Central High School
Mott Community College

Member Of

National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Given Name

Clarence
Series Ordinal
:1
Leonard
Series Ordinal
:2

Family Name

Johnson

Nickname

Kelly

Name in Native Language

Kelly Johnson
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