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James Smith McDonnell
American aviator, engineer, and businessman
James Smith McDonnell | |
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James Smith McDonnell | |
| Born | April 9, 1899 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 1980 (aged 81) St Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (B.S., Physics, 1921) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, 1925) [1] |
| Known for | McDonnell Douglas |
| Awards | NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering Daniel Guggenheim Medal(1963) |
James Smith "Mac" McDonnell (April 9, 1899 – August 22, 1980) was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman.
He was an aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, later McDonnell Douglas (which is now Boeing, after the latter's company merger in 1997), and the James S. McDonnell Foundation.
Early life
Born in Denver, Colorado, McDonnell was of Scottish descent and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Little Rock High School in 1917