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Robert C. Seamans, Jr.
Robert C. Seamans, Jr.

Robert C. Seamans, Jr.

American aeronautical engineer
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Robert Channing Seamans, Jr.
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October 30, 1918, Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
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June 28, 2008, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts (aged 89)
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Robert C. Seamans, Jr. (born October 30, 1918, Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.—died June 28, 2008, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts) was an American aeronautical engineer who pioneered in the development of advanced systems of flight control, fire control, and guidance for modern aircraft. In 1941 Seamans became an instructor of aircraft instrumentation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, while still working on his master’s degree. Under the instruction and guidance of the American engineer C. Stark Draper, he worked on fire-control systems for naval antiaircraft guns. His doctoral work on the problems of control and guidance of high-speed aircraft proved valuable in ...(100 of 268 words)

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