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William R. Sears

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American aeronautical engineer (1913-2002)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1913 to 2002 · aged 89
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William Rees Sears was an American aeronautical engineer and educator who worked at Caltech, Northrop Aircraft, Cornell University, and the University of Arizona. He was an editor of the Journal of the Aeronautical Sciences from 1955 to 1963 and the founding Editor of the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics in 1969.

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Awards 5

1996Daniel Guggenheim Medal
1995J. C. Hunsaker Award in Aeronautical Engineering
1992Fluid Dynamics Prize
1989ASME Medal
1974Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring

Connected to William 6

Robert Thomas JonesAlso won J. C. Hunsaker Award in Aeronautical EngineeringHermann SchlichtingAlso won Ludwig-Prandtl-RingNicholas J. HoffAlso won ASME MedalHarry Julian AllenAlso won Daniel Guggenheim MedalHarry SwinneyAlso won Fluid Dynamics PrizeHoward Wilson EmmonsAlso won Fluid Dynamics Prize

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2002 · aged 89
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6 languages

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