James Everett Lipp
American aerospace engineer (1910–1993)
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James Everett Lipp (July 3, 1910 – August 13, 1993)[1] was an American aerospace engineer. He attended California Institute of Technology (MS, 1934; PhD, 1935) and began his career at the Douglas Aircraft Company, staying there until 1948.[2] He then joined the missile division at the newly created Project RAND as one of the first four full-time employees, tasked by then Brigadier General Curtis LeMay to figure out how to launch orbiting satellites from a spaceship.[3] Lipp would later become the head of the aerospace division at RAND and subsequently, corporate director of development planning at Lockheed Corporation.[4] His recommendations to the Air Force in February 1947 helped contribute to the creation of the US civil and military satellite program during the Cold War.[5]
James Everett Lipp | |
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| Born | 3 July 1910 Washington, D.C., US |
| Died | 13 August 1993 (aged 83) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aerospace engineering |
| Thesis | Strength of Thin Walled Cylinders Subjected to Combined Compression and Torsion (1935) |
| Doctoral advisor | Theodore von Kármán |
Selected work
- Lipp, J. E., R. M. Salter Jr., and R. S. Wehner, et.al. (April 1951). "The Utility of a Satellite Vehicle for Reconnaissance". The Rand Corporation. R -217. pp. ix, 1-21, 28-39.
- Lipp, J. E. & R. M. Salter (March 1954). "Project Feed Back Summary Report". The RAND Corporation. R -262, Volume II. pp. 109-10, Rand Library.