George W. Goddard

	GEORGE W. GODDARD Brig. Gen. U.S. Air Force Inventor of Aerial and Space Photography Systems
	Born Kent, England, 1889. Pilot U.S. Air Service 1919. From WWI through WWII became the leading expert and advocate in the science of aerial photography. Inventor of artificially illuminated night and color aerial photography, rapid film processing, strip film and stereoscopic aerial cameras, reconnaissance equipment and aircraft design. His photo transmission systems are used in space photography to catalogue the earth's resources and expand man's knowledge of the universe, and to assist in maintaining world peace.
	Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1976