Virginia Tower Norwood
1927 - 2023
Aerospace Engineering; Physics; Inventor
Personal Information
Born: 1927
Died: 2023
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
MIT BS Mathematical Physics 1947; Rutgers University classes through extension program
Professional Life
Field of Study: Aerospace Engineering; Physics; Inventor
Institution/Corporation: US Army Signal Corps; Hughes Aircraft Company, NASA; US Geological Survey
Degrees & Memberships: Member: National Academy of Engineers (2023)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1979, Wiliam T. Pecora Award, US Dept of the Interior & NASA; 2021, Lifetime Achievement Award, American society for Photogammetry & Remote Sensing; 2021, John Wesley Powell Award, US Geological Survey; 2022, O.M. Miller Cartographic Medal, American Geographical Society
Achievements: known as The Mother of Landsat
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