Robert A. Frog
Robert Alan Frosch (born May 22, 1928 in New York City ) is an American scientist and was the fifth administrator of NASA from 1977 to 1981 . During this time, the development of the space shuttle was completed; the approach and landing tests of the Enterprise was one of the biggest milestone for this project.
After changing the US government in 1981, he left NASA to contribute to the development of new technologies at General Motors as Vice President for Research Laboratories . Since 1993 he has been a Senior Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University .
In the early 1970s, Frosch worked in the research and development department of the United States Navy . In recognition of this, Mount Frog in Antarctica has borne his name since 1973 .
In 1990 Frosch was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
In 2010 Frosch received the George E. Pake Prize from the American Physical Society .
Web links
- NASA biography Dr. Robert A. Frosch (English)
- Robert A. Frog. In: Physics History Network. American Institute of Physics
T. Keith Glennan (1958) | James E. Webb (1961) | Thomas O. Paine (1969) | James C. Fletcher (1971) | Robert A. Frosch (1977) | James M. Beggs (1981) | James C. Fletcher (1986) | Richard H. Truly (1989) | Daniel Goldin (1992) | Sean O'Keefe (2001) | Michael D. Griffin (2005) | Charles Bolden (2009) | Jim Bridenstine (2018)
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| SURNAME | Frosch, Robert A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frog, Robert Alan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American scientist and NASA administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |