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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Igor I. Sikorsky

Title:

Retired Engineering Manager, Sikorsky Aircraft Division

Affiliation:

United Aircraft Corporation

Stratford,Connecticut  USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

1972

Award Discipline:

Engineering

Award Year:

1967

Citation:

"For pioneering in the development of multi-engined aircraft, both land and sea planes, and for developing the helicopter as a useful and important device of aerial transportation."

Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on February 13, 1968.

 

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