James Fletcher
- Born: June 5, 1919 (Millburn, New Jersey)
- Died: December 22, 1991 (Washington, DC)
Education
- 1940: AB, Columbia University
- 1948: PhD, California Institute of Technology (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1941–1942: Harvard University, Special Research Associate, Cruft Laboratory
- 1942–1945: Princeton University, Instructor
- 1948–1950: University of California, Los Angeles, Instructor
- 1948–1954: Hughes Aircraft Company, Director, Theory and Analysis Laboratory
- 1954–1958: Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, Associate Director, Guided Missle Laboratory to Director, Electronics, Guided Missle Research Division, Space Technology Laboratories
- 1958–1960: Space Electronics Corporation, President
- 1960–1962: Space General Corporation, President
- 1962–1964: Aerojet General Corporation, Vice President, Systems
- 1964–1971: University of Utah, President
- 1971–1977: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Administrator
- 1977–1991: University of Pittsburgh, Whiteford Professor of Technology and Energy Resources
- 1986–1989: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Administrator
Other Positions
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1950–1954: Member, Subcommittee on Stability and Control, National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics
- 1958–1967: Consultant, President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC)
- 1959–1961: Member, Strategic Weapons Panel, President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC)
- 1960–1964: Chair, Board of Directors, Space General Corporation
- 1962–1963: Member, Command Control and Intelligence Panel, President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC)
- 1962–1964: Consultant, United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
- 1963–1963: Member, Scientific Advisory Board, United States Air Force
- 1964–1967: Member, Military Aircraft Panel, President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC)
- 1978–1983: Chair, Energy Research Advisory Board, United States Department of Energy
- 1978–1985: Member, Governing Council, National Academy of Engineering
- 1978–1985: Member, Board of Trustees, Rockefeller Foundation
- 1981–1985: Member, Executive Committee, Governing Board, National Research Council
Archival Resources
University of Utah, Marriott Library, Special Collections, Salt Lake City, Utah
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
Roger D. Launius, "A Western Mormon in Washington, D.C.: James C. Fletcher, NASA, and the Final Frontier," Pacific Historical Review 64 (1995): 217-241
