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Polish soldier and scientist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wojciech Antoni Rostafiński (19 September 1921 – 6 July 2002), codename "Masłowski", was a Polish soldier in the Armia Krajowa during World War II and former scientist working for NASA. He was born in Warsaw.
Wojciech Rostafiński | |
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Born | Warsaw, Poland | 19 September 1921
Died | 6 July 2002 80) | (aged
Service | Armia Krajowa |
Battles/wars | Warsaw Uprising World War II |
In 1944 Rostafiński took part in the Warsaw Uprising as a member of Szare Szeregi (Gray Ranks-Boy Scouts) "Rygiel" Group.
For his bravery during the Uprising, Rostafiński was awarded the order of Virtuti Militari.
In 1953 Rostafiński moved to United States. He was manager of advanced research projects at NASA Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. During his career, he contributed to the theory of aeronautics and applied mathematics, and his work is listed in the Scientific Citation Index.
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