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Wadsworth W. Mount (1907-1985) was educated at Amherst College and New York University. Besides practicing business and finance, he patented and successful demonstrated a number of inventions, including wire and cable carrying rocket projectors for antiaircraft and lifesaving applications. Among his rocket patents are 4 types of ordnance equipment for the US Navy in WWII. After WWII he worked with the Naval Ordnance Lab and Bureau of Ordnance requirements, and conducted experiments on the use of small rocket motors for firing steel cable ashore from ships in distress.

 Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0368

Creator

Mount, Wadsworth W., 1907-1985

Date

[ca. 1940s-1977]

bulk [ca.1940s-1950s]

Provenance

Wadsworth W. Mount, gift, XXXX-0368, unknown

Extent

1.09 Cubic feet ((1 records center box))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, negatives, blueprints, patents, test reports and correspondence dealing with Mount's rocket application inventions.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Topics

Rockets (Aeronautics)

Rocketry

Aeronautics, Military

Aeronautics

Antiaircraft missiles

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Negatives

Drawings

Correspondence

Reports