William Sears
- Born: March 1, 1913 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Died: October 12, 2002 (Tucson, Arizona)
Education
- 1934: BAeroE, University of Minnesota
- 1938: PhD, California Institute of Technology (Aeronautical Engineering)
Major Positions
- 1937–1941: California Institute of Technology, Instructor to Assistant Prfoessor
- 1941–1946: Northrup Aircraft, Inc., Chief Aerodynamicist
- 1946–1964: Cornell University, Professor of Aeronautical Engineering and Director, Graduate School of Aeronautical Engineering
- 1963–1974: Cornell University, J. L. Given Professor of Engineering
- 1974–1985: University of Arizona, Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- 1985–2002: University of Arizona, Emeritus Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Other Positions
- 1963–1967: Cornell University, Director, Center for Applied Mathematics
Selected Awards and Honors
Published Resources
Nicholas Rott, "William Rees Sears: 1913-2002", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
William Rees Sears, Stories from a 20th-Century Life (Stanford: Parabolic Press, 1994)
