martin, summerfield, october, 1916, july, 1996, american, physicist, rocket, scientist, founder, aerojet, head, princeton, university, propulsion, combustion, laboratory, born, 1916, october, 1916brooklyndiedjuly, 1996, 1996, aged, hightstown, jerseyalma, mate. Martin Summerfield 20 October 1916 18 July 1996 was an American physicist and rocket scientist a co founder of Aerojet head of Princeton University propulsion and combustion laboratory 1 2 3 Martin SummerfieldBorn 1916 10 20 October 20 1916BrooklynDiedJuly 18 1996 1996 07 18 aged 79 Hightstown New JerseyAlma materBrooklyn College California Institute of TechnologyScientific careerFieldsAerospace CombustionInstitutionsJet Propulsion Laboratory Princeton UniversityDoctoral advisorJohn D StrongDoctoral studentsHerman KrierLife and career Edit nbsp Martin Summerfield second from left with Theodore von Karman center Summerfield received B S degree in physics from Brooklyn College He received his M S and Ph D degrees at California Institute of Technology in 1937 and 1941 respectively 2 He was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1979 4 References Edit Memorial Tributes National Academy of Engineering Volume 15 2011 Martin Summerfield a b Encyclopedia Astronautica Summerfield Martin Summerfield and his Princeton University propulsion and combustion laboratory Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Dr Martin Summerfield External links EditMartin Summerfield at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Summerfield amp oldid 1167749796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,