I am a WWII Veteran. I served as a radio operator on board B-29s in the South Pacific. My G.I. Bill of Rights was used for my education as a Scientist.
During the 1950s, I was involved in research on Scanning Devices for Advanced Research Project (ARPA). When the Sputnik was launched, the government made the decision to send a satellite to the moon in order to scan the back side. I designed and held a patent on part of the scanner. (Documents in this regard are contained with the paper honoree profile.) The project in 1957 was called Pioneer. Later this was downgraded to the unnamed moon shot. Two satellites were launched without success.
When NASA was formed, those of us who were involved with satellites and rocketry were chosen. I was an experimenter on the Orbiting Solar Observatory (OSO), and developed the Emissivity Experiment. (Documents in this regard are contained with the paper honoree profile.) This experiment can be recognized on OSO hanging in the Smithsonian Institute. The experiment is on the main body of the OSO, and it appears as if you were looking into the muzzle of a Gatling Gun.
In later years, I was involved in Aeronautic Research. I developed the Ames Precision Ranging system and an algorithm for digital Resolution of Range used in the Zero-Zero Landing System. (Documents in this regard are contained with the paper honoree profile.)
I also wrote 33 technical papers, some of which were for NATO. In 1985, I retired from NASA after more than 30 years in the government.