Nationality American Known for rocket propulsion | Name Samuel Hoffman Died June 26, 1995 | |
Alma mater Pennsylvania State University Education Pennsylvania State University | ||
Samuel Kurtz Hoffman (15 April 1902 – 26 June 1995) was an American engineer who specialised in rocket propulsion.
After studying at Pennsylvania State University, he became professor of Aerospace engineering there.
While leading a team at North American Aviation (which later became Rocketdyne) between 1949 and 1970 he developed the F-1 engines that would power the Saturn V rocket, and later worked on the Space Shuttle Main Engine.
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