National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

US GOVERNMENT OFFICE

Formed 1915, succeeded by NASA in 1958.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Vannevar Bush Scientist 11-Mar-1890 30-Jun-1974 Pre-internet visionary

William F. Durand Engineer 5-Mar-1859 9-Aug-1958 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Doug Engelbart Computer Programmer 30-Jan-1925 2-Jul-2013 Pioneer of human-computer interaction

Max Faget Scientist 26-Aug-1921 9-Oct-2004 Designer of NASA spacecraft

John R. Freeman Engineer 27-Jul-1855 6-Oct-1932 Charles River Dam

Robert R. Gilruth Engineer 18-Oct-1913 17-Aug-2000 NASA scientist

Caldwell Johnson Engineer 16-Oct-1919 26-May-2013 Designer, early NASA space program

Chris Kraft Engineer 28-Feb-1924 Long-time voice of NASA's Mission Control

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