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Box 1-6

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

John W. Townsend, Jr., Papers

 Collection — Box: 1-6
Identifier: Ms-1990-068
Scope and Content Physicist, NASA administrator. Received B.A., Williams College (1947), M.A. (1949); Sc. D. (1961). Worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (1949-58, branch head 1955-58). With NASA (1958-68, 1987-90); deputy director of the Goddard Space Center (1965-68); director of the Goddard Space Center (1987-90). Deputy administrator, Environmental Sciences Services Administration (1968-70); associate administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1970-77). President, Fairchild Space...
Dates: 1949 - 1990