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.

NASM.XXXX.0368

Mount, Wadsworth W., 1907-1985

[ca. 1940s-1977]

bulk [ca.1940s-1950s]

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

1.09 Cubic feet ((1 records center box))

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Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Negatives

Drawings

Correspondence

Reports

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

Photographs

Negatives

Drawings

Correspondence

Reports

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United States. Bureau of Ordnance

United States. Navy. Naval Ordnance Lab [NOL]

Mount, Wadsworth W., 1907-1985

National Air and Space Museum Archives