Richard Whitcomb

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Richard_Whitcomb

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:engineer
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Langley_Gold_Medal gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science Collier Trophy
gptkbp:birthDate	1921-02-21
gptkbp:deathDate	2009-10-13
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:NASA gptkb:NACA
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	aerodynamics
gptkbp:gender	male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Richard Whitcomb
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:supercritical_airfoil gptkb:winglet area rule
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:engineer gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	gptkb:Evanston,_Illinois
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Aeronautical_Engineering gptkb:supercritical_airfoil gptkb:supercritical_wing gptkb:F-8_Supercritical_Wing
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7