Martin Summerfield (20 October 1916 – 18 July 1996) was an American

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...

and

rocket scientist Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is s ...

, a co-founder of

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, head of

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

propulsion and combustion laboratory.Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 15 (2011);Martin Summerfield

/ref> Martin Summerfield and his Princeton University propulsion and combustion laboratory

Life and career

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Summerfield received B.S. degree in

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which ...

from

Brooklyn College , mottoeng = Nothing without great effort , established = , parent = CUNY , type = Public university , endowment = $98.0 million (2019) , budget = $123.96 m ...

. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at

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in 1937 and 1941, respectively. He was elected as a member of the

National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of ...

in 1979.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Summerfield, Martin 1916 births 1996 deaths 20th-century American physicists American aerospace engineers Princeton University faculty California Institute of Technology alumni Brooklyn College alumni Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering 20th-century American engineers