Wilmot N. Hess
From The Space Library
Dr. Wilmot N. Hess, was MSC Director of Science and Applications. Born Oberlin, Ohio. Joined NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 1961 as chief of Laboratory for Theoretical Studies; transferred to NASA Manned Spacecraft Center 1967 as Director of Science and Applications. Previously leader, Plowshare Division of University of California Lawrence Radiation Laboratory 1959-61; physics instructor Oberlin College 1948-1949; physics instructor Mohawk College 1947. BS in electrical engineering from Columbia University 1946; MA in physics from Oberlin College 1949; and PhD in physics from University of California 1954.