Hugh Latimer Dryden

	HUGH LATIMER DRYDEN Aerodynamicist Architect of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration
	Born Pocomoke City, Maryland, 2 July 1898. As Chief U.S. Bureau of Standards Aerodynamics Division, his distinguished research in boundary layer phenomena, materials and structures, led to significant advances in supersonic flight and missle technology. While director, National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics, he championed the advance of technology for peaceful purposes. As the first Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, led the development of U.S. space programs. Died December, 1965.
	Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1974