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Stephen Joseph Zand

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Name
  
Stephen Zand

Role
  
Aeronautical Engineer


Died
  
January 24, 1963

Awards
  
Wright Brothers Medal

Stephen Joseph Zand (September 18, 1898 – 24 January 1963) was an aeronautical pioneer who worked at the Sperry Gyroscope Co. and was later Vice-President of Engineering at the Lord Corporation. He solved many of the early problems related to vibrations and sound. He won the Wright Brothers Medal in 1931 for a paper on how vibration affects on-board instruments.

Awards

  • Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society
  • Fellow, Institute of Aeronautical Sciences (later AIAA)
  • Wright Brothers Medal, 1931
  • Medal for Merit from the U.S. President

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