Robert Gordon Rocket Propulsion Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NASM.1999.0023
Creators:
Gordon, Robert
Dates:
[ca 1940s-1950s]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.68 Cubic feet
(1 legal document box) (1 slim legal document box)
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of biographical material on Robert Gordon, papers authored by him and by colleagues on various aspects of rocket propulsion, and his associations with the American Rocket Society, the Aerojet Engineering Corporation and the University of California Department of Nuclear Engineering.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Robert Gordon (1917- ) graduated from Cooper Union before serving with the US Army Air Forces as an engineer and as a navigator. He joined the Aerojet Engineering Corporation in 1945 where he conducted research on rocket propulsion systems. In 1957,Gordon received his Masters degree in Nuclear Engineering and in 1962, a Ph.D in Engineering Science. While at Aerojet General Nucleonics (AGN), he worked on covert naval free-flooded submarines, advanced composite structures and the Snap-8 liquid metal power conversion system. In 1971, Gordon and two associates formed Advanced Composites Industries.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Dr. Robert Gordon, gift, 1999, 1999-0023, unknown
General
General
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Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Keywords
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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Rocketry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rocket engines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Aerojet-General Corporation Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
University of California Department of Nuclear Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
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