American aeronautical scientist and civil servant (1898–1965)
Hugh Dryden
Dryden in 1959
Born
July 2, 1898 (1898-07-02)
Pocomoke City, Maryland
Died
December 2, 1965(1965-12-02) (aged 67)
Washington, D.C.
Political party
Republican
Alma mater
Johns Hopkins University
Known for
NASA
Awards
Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1950)
Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy (1955)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1960)
President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1960)
John Fritz Medal (1963)
Scientific career
Fields
Aeronautics
Institutions
NBS
NACA
NASA
Thesis
Air forces on circular cylinders, axes normal to the wind, with special reference to the law of dynamical similarity(1919)
Hugh Latimer Dryden (July 2, 1898 – December 2, 1965) was an American aeronautical scientist and civil servant. He served as NASA Deputy Administrator from August 19, 1958, until his death.
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