Charles Stark Draper
Engineer

Charles Stark Draper Net Worth

Charles Stark Draper was an American engineer born on October 2, 1901 in Missouri. He was a pioneer in the field of inertial navigation and is credited with the invention of the first successful inertial navigation system. He was also a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1977. His net worth, biography, age, height, family, and career updates are available online.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 02, 1901
Birth Place Missouri
Age 85 YEARS OLD
Died On Jul 25, 1987 (age 85)
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

American scientist and engineer who founded the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory where the NASA Apollo Guidance Computer was designed.

He attended the University of Missouri, but later transferred to Stanford where he obtained a Bachelor's in psychology. He then studied electrochemical engineering and physics at MIT.

The Charles Stark Draper Prize was established in 1988 by the National Academy of Engineering.

His cousin Lloyd C. Stark was Governor of Missouri.

Jack Kilby was the first annual winner of the Charles Stark Draper prize in 1989.

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