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Bill Pickering (rocket scientist)

Index Bill Pickering (rocket scientist)

William Hayward "Bill" Pickering (24 December 1910 – 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand-born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. [1]

51 relations: April 1959, Beatrice Tinsley, Bernard Price Memorial Lecture, Daniel Guggenheim Medal, David Packard Medal of Achievement, Deaths in March 2004, Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, Explorer 1, Gifford Observatory, Grand Marshals of the Rose Parade, Harry Whale, Havelock, New Zealand, Hayward (surname), IEEE Edison Medal, Japan Prize, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Juno I, List of California Institute of Technology people, List of covers of Time magazine (1960s), List of founding members of the National Academy of Engineering, List of Honorary Doctors of the University of Canterbury, List of inductees in the International Space Hall of Fame, List of National Medal of Science laureates, List of New Zealand scientists, List of New Zealand-related topics, List of people from Wellington, List of Unitarians, Universalists, and Unitarian Universalists, Louis Dunn, Magellanic Premium, March 15, Marlborough Region, Meanings of minor planet names: 5001–6000, New Zealand Americans, New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers, Order of New Zealand, Pickering (Martian crater), Robert Andrews Millikan, Rolf Heinrich Sabersky, Space Flight Award, This Is Your Life (New Zealand TV series), University of Canterbury, WAC Corporal, Wellington College (New Zealand), William Hayward, William Pickering, William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement, 1910 in New Zealand, 1910 in science, 2003 Birthday Honours, 2004 in New Zealand, ..., 2004 in science. Expand index (1 more) »

April 1959

The following events occurred in April 1959.

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Beatrice Tinsley

Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (27 January 1941 – 23 March 1981) was a British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow and die.

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Bernard Price Memorial Lecture

The Bernard Price Memorial Lecture is the premier annual lecture of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers.

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Daniel Guggenheim Medal

The Daniel Guggenheim Medal is an American engineering award, established by Daniel and Harry Guggenheim.

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David Packard Medal of Achievement

David Packard Medal of Achievement (formerly AeA Medal of Achievement) is presented by the.

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Deaths in March 2004

The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2004.

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Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy

The Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to an individual or group determined to have made the most impact on space activities over the past year.

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Explorer 1

Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States, launched as part of its participation in the International Geophysical Year.

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Gifford Observatory

The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Grand Marshals of the Rose Parade

The following is a list of Grand Marshals of the Rose Parade.

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Harry Whale

Henry Arthur "Harry" Whale (14 February 1921 – 11 September 2009) was a professor of physics at the University of Auckland.

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Havelock, New Zealand

Havelock is a coastal village in the Marlborough region of New Zealand.

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Hayward (surname)

Hayward is a surname.

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IEEE Edison Medal

The IEEE Edison Medal is presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) "for a career of meritorious achievement in electrical science, electrical engineering or the electrical arts." It is the oldest and most coveted medal in this field of engineering in the United States.

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Japan Prize

is awarded to people from all parts of the world whose "original and outstanding achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and served the cause of peace and prosperity for mankind." The Prize is presented by the Japan Prize Foundation.

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center in Pasadena, California, United States, with large portions of the campus in La Cañada Flintridge, California.

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Juno I

The Juno I was a four-stage American booster rocket which launched America's first satellite, Explorer 1, in 1958.

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List of California Institute of Technology people

The California Institute of Technology has had numerous notable alumni and faculty.

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List of covers of Time magazine (1960s)

This is a list of people appearing on the cover of ''Time'' magazine in the 1960s.

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List of founding members of the National Academy of Engineering

This is a list of the founding members of the United States National Academy of Engineering.

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List of Honorary Doctors of the University of Canterbury

This list of Honorary Doctors of the University of Canterbury shows recipients of an honorary doctorate bestowed by the University of Canterbury since 1962.

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List of inductees in the International Space Hall of Fame

This is a list of the inductees to the International Space Hall of Fame at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, in the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States.

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List of National Medal of Science laureates

The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the following six fields, behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physical sciences.

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List of New Zealand scientists

This page is a list of New Zealand scientists with articles on Wikipedia and is necessarily incomplete.

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List of New Zealand-related topics

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List of people from Wellington

This is a list of notable people who were born in Wellington, New Zealand, or who spent a significant part of their lives living in the region.

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List of Unitarians, Universalists, and Unitarian Universalists

A number of notable people have considered themselves Unitarians, Universalists, and following the merger of these denominations in the United States and Canada in 1961, Unitarian Universalists.

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Louis Dunn

Louis Gerhardus Dunn (1908-1979) was a South African-born engineer who played a key role in the development of early American missiles and launch vehicles.

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Magellanic Premium

The Magellanic Premium, also known as the Magellanic Gold Medal and Magellanic Prize is awarded for major contributions in the field of navigation (whether by sea, air, or in space), astronomy, or natural philosophy.

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March 15

In the Roman calendar, March 15 was known as the Ides of March.

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Marlborough Region

The Marlborough Region, commonly known simply as Marlborough, is one of the regions of New Zealand, located in the northeast of the South Island.

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Meanings of minor planet names: 5001–6000

|- | 5001 EMP || || The annual publication Ephemerides Of Minor Planets (Ehfemeridy Malykh Planet).

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New Zealand Americans

New Zealand Americans are Americans who have New Zealand ancestry.

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New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers

New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers was a weekly television programme first shown on Prime Television New Zealand on 6 October 2005.

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Order of New Zealand

The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in New Zealand's honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity".

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Pickering (Martian crater)

Pickering Crater is a crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle on Mars, located at 33.1° south latitude and 132.5° west longitude.

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Robert Andrews Millikan

Robert Andrews Millikan (March 22, 1868 – December 19, 1953) was an American experimental physicist honored with the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1923 for the measurement of the elementary electronic charge and for his work on the photoelectric effect.

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Rolf Heinrich Sabersky

Rolf Heinrich Sabersky (October 20, 1920 – October 24, 2016) was professor emeritus in mechanical engineering at Caltech.

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Space Flight Award

The Space Flight Award is given annually by the American Astronautical Society to the person whose outstanding efforts and achievements have contributed most significantly to the advancement of space flight and space exploration.

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This Is Your Life (New Zealand TV series)

This Is Your Life is a New Zealand television documentary show based on the American show of the same name, in which the host surprises guests with a show documenting their lives, with audience participation from their friends and family.

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University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury (Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation Cantuar. or Cant. for Cantuariensis, the Latin name for Canterbury) is New Zealand's second oldest university.

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WAC Corporal

The WAC or WAC Corporal was the first sounding rocket developed in the United States.

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Wellington College (New Zealand)

Wellington College is a boys secondary school in the Wellington, New Zealand suburb of Mount Victoria.

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William Hayward

William Hayward may refer to.

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William Pickering

William Pickering may refer to.

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William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement

The William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement is an award given by Sigma Xi, a scientific-research honor society.

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1910 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1910 in New Zealand.

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1910 in science

The year 1910 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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2003 Birthday Honours

The 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 14 June 2003 for the United Kingdom and on 2 June 2003 for New Zealand.

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2004 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 2004 in New Zealand.

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2004 in science

The year 2004 in science and technology involved some significant events.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Pickering_(rocket_scientist)

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