# William R. Sears

> American aeronautical engineer (1913-2002)

**Wikidata**: [Q8017281](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8017281)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._Sears)  
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## Summary

William R. Sears was born on March 1, 1913, in Minneapolis[1] and died on October 12, 2002, in Tucson[1]. He worked as a military flight engineer, engineer, and university teacher. He was educated at the University of Minnesota and the California Institute of Technology[2]. His employers included Cornell University and the University of Arizona.He received the Daniel Guggenheim Medal, the ASME Medal, the Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring, the Fluid Dynamics Prize, and the J. C. Hunsaker Award in Aeronautical Engineering[3][4][5][6]. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Physical Society[7].


## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project
2. [Source](https://aiaa.org/guggenheim/medal-recipients/)
3. [Source](https://www.asme.org/about-asme/honors-awards/achievement-awards/asme-medal)
4. [Source](https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/fluid.cfm)
5. [Source](https://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/j-c-hunsaker-award.html)
6. Virtual International Authority File
7. CiNii Research
8. NNDB
9. SNAC
10. IdRef