Stephen Smith (aerospace engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian scientist
Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1891
Place of Birth: Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Date of Death: 15-Feb-1951
Profession: aerospace engineer
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Stephen Smith (aerospace engineer)
- Stephen Hector Taylor-Smith (14 February 1891 – 15 February 1951) often known as Stephen Smith, was a pioneering Indian aerospace engineer who developed techniques in delivering mail by rocket.
- Unlike Friedrich Schmiedl, whom the Austrian Authorities banned from further experimenting, Smith was encouraged in his experiments by Indian Officials.
- In the ten-year span of his experiments (1934–1944), Smith made some 270 launches, including at least 80 rocket mail flights.
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