Charles Draper
- Born: October 2, 1901 (Windsor, Missouri.)
- Died: July 25, 1987 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Education
- 1922: BA, Stanford University (Psychology)
- 1926: SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Electrochemical Engineering)
- 1928: SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 1938: ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1929–1930: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Assistant in Aeronautical Engineering
- 1930–1935: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Researcher in Aeronautical Engineering
- 1935–1939: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Aeruonautical Engineering
- 1939–1966: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Aeruonautical Engineering
- 1966–1966: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute Professor
- 1966–1987: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emeritus Professor
- 1970–1973: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President, Charles Stark Draper Laboratories
- 1973–1987: Charles Stark Draper Laboratories, Inc., Senior Scientist
Other Positions
- 1935–1969: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Director, Instrumentation Laboratory
- 1951–1966: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Head, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- 1969–1970: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Vice-Director, Instrumentation Laboratory
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC
Oral History Interviews
- 1976: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute Archives and Special Collections
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
Robert A. Duffy, "Charles Stark Draper: 1901-1987", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
