Biography:Franklin R. Collbohm
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Short description: American engineer
Franklin R. Collbohm | |
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 Franklin R. Collbohm | |
| Born | January 31, 1907 New York City |
| Died | February 12, 1990 United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Engineer, founder of rand corporation |
Franklin Rudolf Collbohm (January 31, 1907 – February 12, 1990) was an American aviation engineer.[1]
Biography
He was born on January 31, 1907, in New York City.[2][3]
He died on February 12, 1990.[2][3]
Education
He studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin.[3]
Personal life
He was married to Katherine Collbohm and had three children.[3]
Career
He started his career as a test pilot for Douglas Aircraft.[4][5]
He is most notable for being the founder of the RAND Corporation.[2][3][6]
He has also collaborated with Paul Baran for the development of networking infrastructure.[7]
Awards
He has received the Defense Department's Distinguished Public Service Medal and also the U.S. Air Force ’s Exceptional Service Award.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Mr. Franklin R. Collbohm. Inducted 1989". https://www.afspc.af.mil/Portals/3/documents/Pioneers/AFD-100405-050.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "F. R. Collbohm, 83, Ex-Head of Rand, Dies". The New York Times. February 14, 1990. https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/14/obituaries/f-r-collbohm-83-ex-head-of-rand-dies.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Franklin Collbohm Dies; Founder of RAND Corp". February 14, 1990. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-14-mn-573-story.html.
- ↑ Virginia Campbell (Summer 2004). "How RAND Invented the Postwar World". http://s3.amazonaws.com/arena-attachments/1342913/0edf3272a41e28590648ea3ef29998b5.pdf?1508176053.
- ↑ Spires, David N. (2004). "Orbital Futures: Selected Documents in Air Force Space History". https://books.google.com/books?id=j39HPRofFpcC&dq=Franklin+Collbohm&pg=PA134.
- ↑ Wang, Huijiong; Li, Shantong (2018). Introduction to Social Systems Engineering. ISBN 9789811070402. https://books.google.com/books?id=_KFTDwAAQBAJ&dq=Franklin+Collbohm&pg=PA527.
- ↑ "Paul Baran". https://www.historyofdomains.com/paulbaran/.
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