Emme, Eugene Morlock
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Emme was the NASA Historian.
From the description of Historical Perspectives on Apollo : paper, 1967 Oct 23. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096454
Eugene Morlock Emme was born November 3, 1919 in Evanston, Illinois. He was an historian of science and technology and an aerospace historian. His education included a BA from Morningstar College in Iowa, 1941; MA, University of Iowa, 1946 and Ph. D. in 1949 both in Modern European History. He was a Navy pilot in the Pacific in World War II. He served in the Air Force Reserves, 1948-1972, retiring with the rank of colonel. In 1949, he became public historian for the Air University of the U.S. Air Force in Montgomery, Alabama before joining NASA, 1959-1979, as chief historian. His published books included: "The Impact of Air Power" 1959, "The History of Rocket Technology" 1964, and "A History of Space Flight" 1965. Emme wrote a brief survey of NASA in 1965, entitled "Historical Sketch of NASA (EP 29)", which was revised and expanded in 1976 by Frank W. Anderson, Jr. Emme was a member of many scholarly societies including the American Astrinautical Society for over 25 years. He died in 1985.
From the description of Eugene Morlock Emme papers, 1942-1985. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 64396384
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associatedWith | Air University (U.S.) |
associatedWith | American Astronautical Society. |
associatedWith | Dedication Conference of the International Space Hall of Fame (1976 Oct. 5-9 : Alamogordo, N.M.) |
associatedWith | Dedication Conference of the International Space Hall of Fame. (1976 Oct. 5-9 : Alamogordo, N.M.) |
associatedWith | Dryden, Hugh Latimer, 1898-1965. |
associatedWith | Hall, R. Cargill. |
associatedWith | Hirsch, Richard, 1912-1971. |
associatedWith | Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) |
correspondedWith | Leach, W. Barton (Walter Barton), 1900- |
associatedWith | Siepert, Albert F., |
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