Sam B. Williams
Sam Barlow Williams (7 May 1921 in
Among the awards that Williams received were:
- Collier Trophy 1978, presented by President Jimmy Carter
- Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy 1988, presented by President Ronald Reagan
- National Medal of Technology1995, presented by President Bill Clinton
The Medal of Technology was awarded to Williams for:
"His unequaled achievements as a gifted inventor, tenacious entrepreneur, risk-taker and engineering genius in making the USA number one in small gas turbine engine technology and competitiveness, and for his leadership and vision in revitalizing the U.S. general aviation business jet and trainer jet aircraft industry."
He was also an inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the National Aviation Hall of Fame 1998. In addition to efforts in aviation, he helped promote inventors and inventions in medical research for cancer and for degenerative eye disease, with which he was afflicted.[3]
Williams was a mechanical engineer for the
See also
References
- ^ Williams International founder dies at 88
- ^ Obituary, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 170, 26 (29 June 2009), p. 22
- ^ AW & ST
- ^ AW & ST
- Biography at National Inventors Hall of Fame
- Biography at National Aviation Hall of Fame
- Short bio from 2003 NBAA award presentation