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ROBERT BROMBERG 1921-1999 BY PETER STAUDHAMMER ROBERT BROMBERG thermodynamicist, pioneer architect of atmospheric reentry, and leader in aerospace engineering, died on January 25, 1999, at the age of seventy-seven. Bob was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1969 with the citation: For engineering achievements in space systems, plasma and microwave processes, remote sensing, instrumentation and their application to commercial systems.
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candidate. He continued his work in heat transfer, concentrating on thermal radiation, boiling, and associated instrumentation.
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a ballistic missile capability more than a year ahead of the USSR a crucial advantage that kept the Cold War cold. The understanding of hypersonic flow and heat transfer from the ballistic missile reentry problem formed the foundation for the design of the reentry bodies later used on the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttle vehicles.
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26 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES Apollo Lunar Module Descent Engine that soft-lanclecT the U.S. astronauts on the moon, the Viking Biology Instrument that searched for life on Mars, various other instruments for Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Earth observation, and through the research laboratories launchecl TRW's work in high-energy lasers, high-speecl gallium arsenide microelectronics, optoelectronics, and superconductive electronics.
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