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]
Covert graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1946.
He received a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering in 1948.
In 1958, he received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [5]
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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]
Covert graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1946.
He received a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering in 1948.
In 1958, he received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [5]
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