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Jack Northrop

American aircraft industrialist and designer, founder of Northrop Corporation (1895-1981) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 85

John Knudsen Northrop was an American aircraft industrialist and designer who founded the Northrop Corporation in 1939.

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National Inventors Hall of Fame2003
National Aviation Hall of Fame1974

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1981 · aged 85