EntityQ5157697· pop 8· linked from 248 articlesWilliam Frederick DurandSign in to saveAmerican naval officer and engineering instructorConnectionsHerbert HooverEntityairshipEntityIgor SikorskyEntityNational Academy of SciencesEntityMichigan State UniversityEntityAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersEntityBeacon FallsEntityGeorge Washington GoethalsEntityJohn Joseph CartyEntityRobert Henry ThurstonEntityFrank B. JewettEntityJohn Ripley FreemanEntitymathematicsEntityCaliforniaEntityLos AngelesEntityThomas EdisonEntityElon MuskPersonWoodrow WilsonEntityNASAConceptGenoaEntityCategories1859 births1958 deathsAcacia membersAmerican marine engineersAmerican mechanical engineersASME Medal recipientsCornell University facultyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesJohn Fritz Medal recipientsLafayette College alumniMedal for Merit recipientsMembers of the American Philosophical Society