Anderson, John D., Jr. 1937-

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Name (Latin)
Anderson, John D., Jr. 1937-
Other forms of name
Anderson, J. D., Jr. (John David), 1937-
Anderson, John David
Anderson, John David, Jr., 1937-
Date of birth
1937-10-01
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Calif. Institute of Tech.
Pasadena research engineer
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 85402425
Wikidata: Q372653
Library of congress: n 81005224
HUJ10: 000082510
Sources of Information
  • His Determination of the masses of the Moon and Venus ... 1967.
  • His Fundamentals of aerodynamics, c1984:CIP t.p. (John D. Anderson, Jr.; prof. of aerospace engin., Univ. of Maryland)
  • His Modern compressible flow, c1990:t.p. (John D. Anderson, Jr.) p. v (b. 10-01-37)
  • Computational fluid dynamics, 1991:t.p. (J.D. Anderson)
  • Introduction to flight, 2015ECIP t.p. (John D. Anderson, Jr.) galley (John D. Anderson, Jr.,was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 1937; University of Florida, 1959; Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering degree. From 1959 to 1962 he was a lieutenant and task scientist at the Aerospace Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. From 1962 to 1966 he attended the Ohio State University under the National Science Foundation and NASA Fellowships, graduating with a PhD in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. In 1966 he joined the U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory as Chief of the Hypersonic Group. In 1973 he became chairman of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, and since 1980 he has been professor of Aerospace Engineering at Maryland. He continues with the Smithsonian museum in a part-time appointment as curator for aerodynamics. In July 1999 he retired from the university and is now Professor Emeritus; has published ten books)
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Wikipedia description:

John D. Anderson Jr. (born October 1, 1937) is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., Professor Emeritus in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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