James Smith McDonnell

James Smith McDonnell
James Smith McDonnell
BornApril 9, 1899
DiedAugust 22, 1980 (aged 81)
Alma materPrinceton University (B.S., Physics, 1921)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, 1925) [1]
Known forMcDonnell Douglas
AwardsNAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering
Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1963)

James Smith "Mac" McDonnell (April 9, 1899 – August 22, 1980) was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman. He was an aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, later McDonnell Douglas (which is now Boeing, after the latter's company merger in 1997), and the James S. McDonnell Foundation.

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