Richard Godwin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Godwin

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1922

Place of Birth: Clifton, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 03-Mar-2005

Profession: nuclear engineer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Richard Philip Godwin (March 21, 1922 – March 3, 2005) also known as Dick, was born in Clifton, New Jersey, but raised in New Britain, Connecticut.
Served in the United States Navy during WWII, enlisted July 1, 1943, and discharged June 21, 1946.
Received a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Yale in 1945.
He worked at New Britain Machine Company in grade school and went on to become chief metallurgist and machine tool designer.
He worked for the Atomic Energy Commission and was a Nuclear Engineer and Project Director for the NS Savannah, the Worlds first Nuclear-Powered Merchant vessel.
In 1961, Richard started his career at Bechtel, where he would serve in many positions.
He was elected vice president of Bechtel in 1971 and director in 1976.
Godwin left Bechtel in 1986 serve as the first Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics at The Pentagon.
In 1988, he resigned unsatisfied with what he was capable of doing.
In the 90’s he dabbled in Broadway, producing two successful musicals “Crazy For You” (1992) and “Kiss Me, Kate” (1999).
He opened a Vineyard in Northern California where he retired producing award-winning ‘Godwin’ wine.