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Richard Travis Whitcomb was an American engineer born in Evanston in 1921. He received his education at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Throughout his career, he was a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Whitcomb was recognized in the National Inventors Hall of Fame collection and the National Medal of Science collection. He received the Daniel Guggenheim Medal, the Howard N. Potts Medal, the National Medal of Science, and induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. He died in Newport News on October 13, 2009.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Travis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Evanston
- Place of death
- Newport News
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Image
- Whitcomb with f106 in 1991.jpg
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- Commons category
- Richard T. Whitcomb
- date of birth
- 1921-02-21
- date of death
- 2009-10-13
- member of
- National Academy of Engineering
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