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YA O T Z U L I 1914–2011 Elected in 1987 "For contributions to innovation in instrumentation, control, and to engineering education." BY JENNIFER CHU COURTESY OF MIT NEWS SUBMITTED BY THE NAE HOME SECRETARY YAO TZU LI, professor emeritus in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and cofounder of the Man Vehicle Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, passed away on August 14, 2011, of an aortic aneurysm.
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168 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES up development of the country's first "homegrown" aircraft engine. In 1947 he made his way back to MIT, where he became a research associate in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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the evolution of skis by a decade or more." Throughout his career, Li was a prolific inventor, with more than 60 patents to his name. In addition to aircraft optimization systems and pressure indicators for rocket engines, he patented designs for an archery bow and a tennis racket with flexibly anchored strings.
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170 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES grandchildren Jeffries, Parker, and Alisan Oliver-Li; Lindsay, Nicholas, Jason, and Jasmine Li; and Daniel, Michael, William, and Benjamin Spector. He is also survived by his brother SY and sister-in-law Lena Lee, as well as numerous cousins, inlaws, nieces, and nephews.
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YA O T Z U L I 171 and parties. He and his wife invited MIT graduate students to their house for barbecues and tennis, hosted birthday parties for friends and the weddings of relatives, and traveled extensively for business as well as for pleasure with friends and family.
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