Jerome C. Lederer
Jerome C. Lederer · Technology & Engineering
Founder and first director of the Flight Safety Foundation; 'father of aviation safety' and later head of NASA manned-spaceflight safety.
1902, New York City, United States — 2004, Laguna Hills, California, United States
New York and California, United States
Jerome C. Lederer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Founder and first director of the Flight Safety Foundation; 'father of aviation safety' and later head of NASA manned-spaceflight safety.
Jerome Lederer, from a Jewish family in New York, was an American aviation engineer known as the 'father of aviation safety.' He founded and directed the Flight Safety Foundation and later led safety for NASA's manned spaceflight program after the Apollo 1 fire. His work established modern aviation and spaceflight safety practice.
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Founder and first director of the Flight Safety Foundation; 'father of aviation safety' and later head of NASA manned-spaceflight safety.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_F._Lederer
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