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Bill Pickering | |
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&sq=albert einstein&lang=en&file=File:Pickering_NASA_photo.gif) William H. Pickering, JPL/NASA Photo | |
| Born | William Hayward Pickering 24 December 1910 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 15 March 2004 (aged 93) Flintridge, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | New Zealand, United States |
| Known for | Space aeronautics pioneering |
| Awards | Magellanic Premium (1966) IEEE Edison Medal (1972) National Medal of Science (1975) Delmer S. Fahrney Medal (1976) Japan Prize (1994) Daniel Guggenheim Medal (2000) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Thesis | A Geiger Counter Study of the Cosmic Radiations (1936) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert A. Millikan |
William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE (24 December 1910 – 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand-born aerospace engineer who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976.[1][2] He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. Pickering was also a founding member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.[3]
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- ^ "Founding members of the National Academy of Engineering". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 21 October 2012.