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Hot Spot of Invention - Charles Stark Draper, MIT, and the Development of Inertial Guidance and Navigation (Hardcover)
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Hot Spot of Invention - Charles Stark Draper, MIT, and the Development of Inertial Guidance and Navigation (Hardcover)
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Charles Stark Draper, often referred to as 'The Father of Inertial
Navigation', was the moving force behind the development of the
floated gyroscope in the United States. He was an engineer, a
scientist, and an inventor; an inspiring teacher; and a dynamic
leader responsible for creating the laboratory that brought
inertial navigation to fruition for operational use in submarines,
aircraft, and space vehicles. But Draper also created and ran the
famous laboratory, now bearing his Name, that helped make MIT into
one of the nation's leading research centres for government
research. The story of Draper's life and his accomplishments cannot
be separated from those of the Instrumentation Laboratory, which
are one and the same. Thus, this biography of Charles Stark 'Doc'
Draper, is also a chronological accounting of the MIT
Instrumentation Laboratory and its contributions to the nation.
Draper's personality, drive, and intellectual curiosity, where at
the heart of the success of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory. But
Draper's success was also due to his association with MIT, a place
that provided the resources, funding, and environment that enabled
Draper to achieve greatness. The presence of the Institute's engine
laboratory and the research fellowship that drew him back to MIT to
pursue a graduate degree laid the ground work for his doctoral
dissertation and the development of both the Engine Indicator and
the MIT-Sperry Apparatus for Measuring Vibration. For those who are
interested in naval history, three of Draper's accomplishments
stand out: the Mark 14 lead-computing gunsight, the Submarine
Inertial Navigation System, and the inertial guidance systems
designed and engineered by Draper's laboratory for the Polaris,
Poseidon, and Trident ballistic missiles. The Mark 14 was the first
of several Draper gunsights and directors that revolutionised
anti-aircraft gunnery in World War II. Close to eighty percent of
all enemy aircraft shop down by the U.S. Navy ships in the Pacific
during the period from October 1944 thru January 1945 were brought
down by Draper equipped anti-aircraft guns. Draper's relationship
with the Navy has continued to this day. Draper, the research
institution bearing his Name that evolved from the MIT
Instrumentation Laboratory, continues to be the Navy's sole source
for Trident's Mk-6 guidance system.
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