Samuel Kurtz Hoffman

Samuel Kurtz Hoffman
Born 15 April 1902
Died 26 June 1995
Nationality American
Alma mater Pennsylvania State University
Known for rocket propulsion

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

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. 1 2 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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