Richard Coar

Richard J. Coar (May 2, 1921 – December 29, 2013[1]), an aeronautical engineer, was a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering, elected in 1984.[2] The American Society of Mechanical Engineers honored him with the George Westinghouse Medal in 1984, and in 1998 he received the Daniel Guggenheim Medal.[3]

He received a bachelor's degree from Tufts College in 1942.[4] He is known for helping develop the model 304 liquid hydrogen aircraft engine,[5] and the RL10 rocket engine.[6] He later served as Executive Vice President at Pratt and Whitney.

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Coar Obituary". New York Times. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.nationalacademyofengineering.com/nae/naepub.nsf/Members+By+UNID/B57B8302A16E04B586257552006B36B0?opendocument
  3. ↑ http://www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/SocietyAwards/George_Westinghouse_Medals.cfm
  4. ↑ http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4404/notes8.htm
  5. ↑ http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4404/ch8-9.htm
  6. ↑ http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4404/ch8-10.htm



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