AEDC at 75: Wattendorf recommendation leads to creation

American scientist Frank Wattendorf looks over Arnold Engineering Development Center construction photographs in this image taken in the 1950s. Wattendorf is considered one of the founding fathers of AEDC. His “Trans-Atlantic Memo,” written following a 1945 survey of captured German test facilities with other members of the Scientific Advisory Group, was the first recommendation of a facility such as the AEDC. -Photos provided
American scientist Frank Wattendorf, right, speaks with Arnold Research Organization President Bob Williams during a visit to the Arnold Engineering Development Center in September 1974.…
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