Bill Pickering (rocket scientist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Pickering (rocket scientist)

rocket scientist born in New Zealand

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1910

Place of Birth: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 15-Mar-2004

Profession: engineer, physicist

Nationality: United States, New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

William Hayward "Bill" Pickering (24 December 1910 – 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand-born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976.
He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space.
Pickering was also a founding member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.