Robert Seamans
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Robert Channing Seamans Jr. (October 30, 1918 – June 28, 2008) was an MIT professor who served as NASA Deputy Administrator and 9th United States Secretary of the Air Force.
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Robert Seamans | |
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United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
In office February 15, 1969 – May 15, 1973 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Harold Brown |
Succeeded by | John L. McLucas |
2nd Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
In office December 21, 1965 – January 5, 1968 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Hugh Latimer Dryden |
Succeeded by | Thomas O. Paine |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Channing Seamans Jr. (1918-10-30)October 30, 1918 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | June 28, 2008(2008-06-28) (aged 89) Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Eugenia Merrill |
Children | 5 |
Education | Harvard University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Aeronautical Engineering |
Thesis | Comparison of automatic tracking systems for interceptor aircraft (1951) |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Stark Draper |
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