Donald Atwood
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 Donald Atwood    (scientist) | ||||||||||||
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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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