Samuel Kurtz Hoffman

Samuel Kurtz Hoffman (15 April 1902 26 June 1995) was an American engineer who specialised in rocket propulsion.[1]

Samuel Kurtz Hoffman
Hoffman in 1958
Born15 April 1902
Died26 June 1995(1995-06-26) (aged 93)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPennsylvania State University
Known forrocket propulsion

He served as chief engineer at engine manufacturing firm Lycoming Engines and later became professor of aerospace engineering at Pennsylvania State University, his alma mater.[1]

While leading a team at North American Aviation (which later became Rocketdyne) between 1949 and 1970 he developed the F-1 engines that would power the Saturn V rocket, and later worked on the Space Shuttle Main Engine.[2][3]

References

  1. Kraemer, Robert S. (2006). Rocketdyne: Powering Humans Into Space. AIAA. ISBN 9781563477546.
  2. Gruntman, Mike (2004). Blazing the Trail: The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry. AIAA. ISBN 9781563477058.
  3. Hunley, J. D. (2013-03-15). The Development of Propulsion Technology for U.S. Space-Launch Vehicles, 1926-1991. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781603449878.


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