WILLIAM (“BILL”) SEARS was born in Minneapolis, son of William and Gertrude Sears (née Rees). As described in his recollections, Bill’s youthful interests included music and literature, but by the tim...
JOHN ROBINSON PIERCE is most renowned for being the father of communications satellites, namely, Echo and Telstar. He was also an active stimulator of innovative research in his division at Bell Labs ...
THAT WAS THE CREDO OF CLARENCE L. (KELLY) JOHNSON, the aeronautical innovator who founded Lockheed's supersecret "Skunk Works" where he designed the world's fastest and highest-flying aircraft--the SR...
ROBERT R. GILRUTH, A father of human space flight, never sought public attention, and his leadership and technical contributions were often overlooked. Of the many heroes in the early days of the U.S....