93,758 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

James W. Plummer

✓ Source-basedrising

American aerospace engineer (1920-2013)

United StatesScientistsLived 1920 to 2013 · aged 92
Compare
Fame40.2
Momentum5.2
Languages6
In century#242,225

James W. Plummer was an engineer and explorer who served as the fifth Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). S. satellites.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Also inDeutsch

Photos 4

James Plummer at the south pole with the National Science Foundation in 1975 as part of operation DEEP FREEZE.James Plummer at the south pole with the National Science Foundation in 1975 as part of operation DEEP FREEZE.Plummer in the second cockpit of the SR71.Plummer in the second cockpit of the SR71.Mr. James W. Plummer (far right and far left, respectively) and colleagues celebrating the first successful recovery of the CORONA system.Mr. James W. Plummer (far right and far left, respectively) and colleagues celebrating the first successful recovery of the CORONA system.

Awards 1

2005Charles Stark Draper Prize

Connected to James 6

Harold RosenAlso won Charles Stark Draper PrizeIvan A. GettingAlso won Charles Stark Draper PrizeJoel S. EngelAlso won Charles Stark Draper PrizeMartin SchadtAlso won Charles Stark Draper PrizeJean FréchetAlso won Charles Stark Draper PrizeRussell D. DupuisAlso won Charles Stark Draper Prize

About this person

James W. Plummer was an engineer and explorer who served as the fifth Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). He previously served as the Lockheed Corporation program manager and overall systems engineer for the CORONA and LANYARD imaging systems, focusing on development of the second generation of U.S. satellites.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2013 · aged 92
Wikipedia
6 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.