Английская Википедия:Edward Curtis Wells
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Edward Curtis Wells (August 26, 1910 – July 1, 1986) was senior vice president and served on the board of directors of Boeing Company.[1] He helped to design the Boeing 707, 747 and the B-17 Flying Fortress.[2][3] He was known as the "elder statesman of aviation".[4]
Biography
Wells was born in Boise, Idaho, on August 26, 1910, and graduated from Grant High School in Portland, Oregon. He attended Willamette University for two years then attended Stanford University[4] where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in engineering.
Wells joined Boeing Company's engineering staff in 1931 and was named Boeing's chief engineer in 1943.[4][5]
He died on July 1, 1986, in Bellevue, Washington.[2]
Honors
- Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1980).[4]
- Fawcett Aviation Award (1944).
- Lawrence Sperry Award from the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (1942).
References
Further reading
- Geer, Mary Wells. Boeing's Ed Wells. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992. Шаблон:ISBN.
- Serling, Robert J. Legend & Legacy: The Story of Boeing and its People. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Шаблон:ISBN.
- ↑ Herman, Arthur. Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II, pp. 291-6, 301-7, 332-3, Random House, New York, NY, 2012. Шаблон:ISBN.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Herman, Arthur. Fredom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II, pp. 291-6, Random House, New York, NY, 2012. Шаблон:ISBN.
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