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Hugh Latimer Dryden (July 2, 1898 – December 2, 1965) was an American aeronautical scientist and civil servant. He served as NASA Deputy Administrator from August 19, 1958, until his death.
Jun 28, 2024 · Dr. Hugh Latimer Dryden, was Director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) from 1947 until the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and was named Deputy Administrator of the new aerospace agency when it was created in response to the Sputnik crisis.
Jun 28, 2024 · Hugh L. Dryden (born July 2, 1898, Pocomoke City, Maryland, U.S.—died December 2, 1965, Washington, D.C.) was an American physicist and deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for seven years.
Hugh Latimer Dryden was born in Pocomoke City, Maryland, on July 2, 1898, and died on December 2, 1965, after a lengthy illness. Hugh Dryden's father taught school and later kept a general store.
Hugh Dryden was a research scientist of the highest order, an aeronautics pioneer, the Director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and then the first NASA Deputy Administra- tor. Dr. Hugh Dryden’s special relationship to the Dryden Flight Research Center goes far beyond its
Heroes of Space: Hugh L. Dryden. by Jonathan O'Callaghan, 7 December 2018. The unsung hero who built NASA into the world’s greatest space agency. 0. 0. comments. Dryden, pictured here in 1958, was hugely influential in the formation of NASA.
Hugh L. Dryden was Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1958-1965). Other affiliations included the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the National Bureau of Standards. His research interests included aircraft aerodynamics and supersonic flight.
