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Leading aerodynamicist involved with the U.S. space program. Ames earned a B.S.
in aeronautical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1936 and joined the Langley Aeronautical
Laboratory the same year. In 1941 he transferred to the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics (NACA) headquarters where he served on the technical staff, becoming
chief of the aerodynamics division in 1946. Following the creation of NASA,
Ames was appointed chief of the aerodynamics and flight mechanics research division.
In 1960 he assumed deputy directorship of the office of advanced research programs
at NASA headquarters and then directorship of space vehicles in 1961. He retired
from the space program in 1972.
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