Hugh Latimer Dryden
Hugh Dryden | |
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Dryden in 1959 | |
| Born | July 2, 1898 Pocomoke City, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 1965 (aged 67) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Scientific career | |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | NASA |
| Awards | |
| Fields | Aeronautics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Air forces on circular cylinders, axes normal to the wind, with special reference to the law of dynamical similarity (1919) |
Hugh Latimer Dryden (July 2, 1898 – December 2, 1965) was an American aeronautical scientist and civil servant. He served as the deputy administrator of NASA from August 19, 1958, until his death.