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Richard J. Coar (May 2, 1921 – December 29, 2013[1]), an aeronautical engineer, was a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering, elected in 1984.[2] The American Society of Mechanical Engineers honored him with the George Westinghouse Medal in 1984, and in 1998 he received the Daniel Guggenheim Medal.[3]

He received a bachelor's degree from Tufts College in 1942.[4] He is known for helping develop the model 304 liquid hydrogen aircraft engine[5] and the RL10 rocket engine.[6] He was later executive vice president at Pratt & Whitney.

His son, Ken Coar, is well known for his involvement of the launch of the Apache Foundation, a United States-based non-profit software development company.

References

  1. ^ "Richard Coar Obituary". New York Times. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Richard". nationalacademyofengineering.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Richard Coar". asme.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Richard Coar". history.nasa.gov. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Richard Coar". history.nasa.gov. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Richard Coar". history.nasa.gov. Retrieved 3 December 2016.


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