Bill Pickering (rocket scientist)

William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE (24 December 1910 – 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand-born aerospace engineer who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. Pickering was also a founding member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.

For the American astronomer, see William Henry Pickering.

Bill Pickering

ONZ KBE
William H. Pickering, JPL/NASA Photo
Born
William Hayward Pickering

(1910-12-24)24 December 1910
Wellington, New Zealand
Died15 March 2004(2004-03-15) (aged 93)
Flintridge, California, U.S.
CitizenshipNew Zealand, United States
Known forSpace aeronautics pioneering
AwardsMagellanic Premium (1966)
IEEE Edison Medal (1972)
National Medal of Science (1975)
Delmer S. Fahrney Medal (1976)
Japan Prize (1994)
Daniel Guggenheim Medal (2000)
Scientific career
InstitutionsJet Propulsion Laboratory
ThesisA Geiger Counter Study of the Cosmic Radiations (1936)
Doctoral advisorRobert A. Millikan
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