Milton Klein (engineer)
American nuclear engineer (1924–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Milton Klein (January 13, 1924 – March 2, 2022) was an American nuclear engineer who was the head of the United States nuclear rocket program. He helped establish and lead the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office, a liaison organization between NASA and the Atomic Energy Commission to coordinate efforts to create a nuclear thermal rocket.
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Milton Klein | |
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Born | (1924-01-13)January 13, 1924 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | March 2, 2022(2022-03-02) (aged 98) |
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis (BS, 1944) Harvard University (MBA, 1950) |
Occupation | Nuclear engineer |
Spouse | Francis Motto |
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