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| − | Atwood was appointed [[Deputy Secretary of Defense]] for [[United States President|U.S. President]] [[George H. W. Bush]] in 1989.<ref>Donald J. Atwood, 1924-1994, By B. Paul Blasingame, National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 8 (1996), Pages 10-14 [http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5427&page=10]</ref> Atwood played a major role in one of the most significant technological achievements of the | + | Atwood was appointed [[Deputy Secretary of Defense]] for [[United States President|U.S. President]] [[George H. W. Bush]] in 1989.<ref>Donald J. Atwood, 1924-1994, By B. Paul Blasingame, National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 8 (1996), Pages 10-14 [http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5427&page=10]</ref> Atwood played a major role in one of the most significant technological achievements of the 20<sup>th</sup> century - taking man to the [[Moon]] and back. He wrote the proposal and directed the organization that developed and built the [[Apollo program|Apollo]] [[guidance system]].<ref>The House that Atwood Built, Electron, Volume 2 Number 1, Spring 1989, pages 2-7</ref> |
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| Born | Donald Jesse Atwood Jr. 1924-05-25 Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | 1994-04-24 (Age 69) Royal Oak, Michigan, USA | |||||||||||
George H.W.'s Deputy Secretary of Defense
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Atwood was appointed Deputy Secretary of Defense for U.S. President George H. W. Bush in 1989.[1] Atwood played a major role in one of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century - taking man to the Moon and back. He wrote the proposal and directed the organization that developed and built the Apollo guidance system.[2]
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