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Charles Stark Draper

American engineer (1901-1987) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 85

Charles Stark "Doc" Draper was an American scientist and engineer, known as the "father of inertial navigation". He was the founder and director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Instrumentation Laboratory, which was later spun out of MIT to become the non-profit Charles Stark Draper Laboratory.

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1987Died25 July 19871983Theodore von Kármán AwardAward1981Langley Gold MedalAwardNational Inventors Hall of FameAwardRichard E. Bellman Control Heritage AwardAward1977Allan D. Emil Memorial AwardAward1976International Space Hall of FameAward1973IEEE Lamme MedalAward1971John Scott AwardAward1966Daniel Guggenheim MedalAward1964National Medal of ScienceAward1961Golden Plate AwardAward1959Magellanic PremiumAwardWilliam Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementAward1957Holley MedalAward1901Born2 October 1901

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Theodore von Kármán Award1983
National Aviation Hall of Fame1981
National Inventors Hall of Fame1981
Langley Gold Medal1981
Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award1981
Allan D. Emil Memorial Award1977
International Space Hall of Fame1976
IEEE Lamme Medal1973
Rufus Oldenburger Medal1971
John Scott Award1971
Daniel Guggenheim Medal1966
National Medal of Science1964
Golden Plate Award1961
Howard N. Potts Medal1960
William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement1959
Magellanic Premium1959
Holley Medal1957
Fellow of the American Physical Society
IEEE Fellow
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1987 · aged 85

The same award as Charles

Vladimir K. ZworykinBoth received IEEE Lamme MedalRudolf E. KálmánBoth received Rufus Oldenburger MedalJan DavisBoth received Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical EngineersHarold Eugene EdgertonBoth received Holley MedalHendrik Wade BodeBoth received Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage AwardJuris UpatnieksBoth received Holley Medal