Four giants of the Lewis Research Center

摘要

During its 42-year history, the Lewis Research Center (LeRC) has been guided by a number of outstanding leaders. In this article, four of these leaders, Dr. George W. Lewis, Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, Dr. Edward R. Sharp, and Dr. Abe Silverstein, are singled out for their contributions to LeRC and to the advance of the aerospace field. Some of their backgrounds and some personal anecdotes about their influence on LeRC are shared. It will be evident that they have influenced the history of this local region as well as that of LeRC.