Eugene E. Covert | |
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Born | |
Died | January 15, 2015 | (aged 88)
Alma mater | University of Minnesota Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Known for | Wind tunnel magnetic suspension systems Rogers Commission |
Awards | Daniel Guggenheim Medal (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Aerodynamics Aeronautics Aeronautical Engineering |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Thesis | On some fundamentals in magneto-fluid-mechanics (1958) |
Doctoral advisor | Morton Finston |
Eugene Edzards Covert[1] (February 6, 1926 – January 15, 2015) was an aeronautics specialist born in Rapid City, South Dakota[2][3] credited with the world's first practical wind tunnel magnetic suspension system, and was a member of the Rogers Commission. In the 1970s he was the chief scientist of the US Air Force and technical director of the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development.[4]
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