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Martin Summerfield 1916-1996
Pages 388-395

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From page 389...
... caVeNy M arTiN sUMMerfield, pioneer in rocket propulsion and combustion research who transformed the american rocket society into a leading professional organization and precursor of the american institute of aeronautics and astronautics, died in Hightstown, New Jersey, on July 18, 1996. Martin Summerfield was born in Brooklyn on October 20, 1916.
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From page 390...
... His focus was on the future. in 1949 he accepted an invitation to move to Princeton University to become general editor of the new Princeton series on High speed aerodynamics and Jet Propulsion, whose purpose was to provide the literature for these rapidly developing fields.
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From page 391...
... His laboratories, on the sprawling forrestal campus, occupied about a third of the New guggenheim laboratory Building, a 1964 three-story office and high-bay laboratory complex partially funded by a Nasa construction grant. His unique propellant processing and high-pressure test stands were in adjacent specially constructed buildings.
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From page 392...
... Many of his students entered the propulsion community, on graduation, fully up to speed and well connected, in part the result of multitopic dissertation research. His strong sense of international involvement was reflected in his selection of graduate students.
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From page 393...
... ARS Journal readers were never far from the practical, since the journal included hardware and employment ads, patent summaries, book reviews, and so forth. in 1962, during the critical merger forming aiaa, he served as ars president.
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From page 394...
... examples of this include jet engine noise, coal gasification, oil fires, smoldering of construction, and upholstery foams. His involvement with the National academy of engineering, government panels, and industry consulting were constant sources of new relevant research.
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From page 395...
... Messina evolved the company into Princeton combustion research laboratories (Pcrl) , well respected in the community and noted for its combined experimental and analytical treatment of complex high-pressure combustion systems.
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