James Smith McDonnell
American aviator, engineer, and businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Smith "Mac" McDonnell (April 9, 1899 ā 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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Born | April 9, 1899 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Died | August 22, 1980 (aged 81) St Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Alma mater | Princeton University (B.S., Physics, 1921) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, 1925) [1] |
Known for | McDonnell Douglas |
Awards | NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1963) |
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