William Hayward Pickering

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Hayward_Pickering
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Canterbury_University_College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Faraday_Medal
gptkb:IEEE_Edison_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Order_of_New_Zealand
gptkb:James_Watt_International_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-12-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wellington,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Pickering_Jr.
gptkb:Elizabeth_Pickering
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 2004-03-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:La_Cañada_Flintridge,_California,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Robert_A._Millikan
gptkbp:education gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Canterbury_University_College
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:fieldOfWork space exploration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Hayward Pickering
gptkbp:knownFor launch of first US satellite
leading JPL during early US space program
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_New_Zealand
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Explorer_1
gptkb:Ranger_program
gptkb:Mariner_program
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:positionHeld Director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Irene_Mary_Lemon
gptkbp:termEnd 1976
gptkbp:termStart 1954
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Society_of_New_Zealand_Pickering_Medal
gptkb:William_H._Pickering
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6