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James Smith McDonnell
American aviator, engineer, and businessman
James Smith McDonnell | |
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James Smith McDonnell | |
| Born | April 9, Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, (aged 81) St Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma&#;mater | Princeton University (B.S., Physics, ) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, ) [1] |
| Known&#;for | McDonnell Douglas |
| Awards | NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering Daniel Guggenheim Medal() |
James Smith "Mac" McDonnell (April 9, &#;– August 22, ) was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman.
He was an aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, later McDonnell Douglas (which is now Boeing, after the latter's company merger in ), and the James S. McDonnell Foundation.
Early life
Born in Denver, Colorado, McDonnell was of Scottish descent and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Little Rock High School in [1][2] He was a graduate o