Die Daniel Guggenheim Medal ist eine seit 1929 jährlich für Leistungen in der Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik (Aeronautik) vergebene Auszeichnung. Sie wurde von Harry F. Guggenheim und Daniel Guggenheim gestiftet und wird gemeinsam von der American Society of Mechanical Engineers, der Society of Automotive Engineers, der American Helicopter Society und dem American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics vergeben. Erster Preisträger war 1929 Orville Wright.
Preisträger
mit offizieller Laudatio:
| Jahr | Name | Offizielle Laudatio |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Orville Wright | Für den Entwurf und Bau des ersten erfolgreichen maschinengetriebenen Flugzeugs mit seinem inzwischen verstorbenen Bruder. (For the design and construction, with his brother now deceased, of the first successful engine-propelled airplane.) |
| 1930 | Ludwig Prandtl | Für Pionierarbeit und Kreativität in der Theorie der Dynamik. (For pioneer and creative work in the theory of dynamics.) |
| 1931 | Frederick W. Lanchester | Für Beiträge zur grundlegenden Theorie der Aerodynamik. (For contributions to the fundamental theory of aerodynamics). |
| 1932 | Juan de la Cierva | Für die Entwicklung von Theorie und Praxis des Autogiro. (For development of the theory and practice of the autogiro). |
| 1933 | Jerome Clarke Hunsaker | Für Beiträge zur Wissenschaft der Aerodynamik, zur Wissenschaft und Kunst der Flugzeugkonstruktion und zur praktischen Konstruktion und Nutzung von Starrluftschiffen. (For contributions to the science of aerodynamics, to the science and art of aircraft design, and to the practical construction and utilization of rigid airships.) |
| 1934 | William E. Boeing | Für erfolgreiche Pionierarbeit und Leistungen im Flugzeugbau und Luftverkehr. (For successful pioneering and achievement in aircraft manufacturing and air transport.) |
| 1935 | William F. Durand | Für bemerkenswerte Leistungen als Pionier in der Laborforschung und Theorie der Luftfahrt; hervorragende Beiträge zur Theorie und Entwicklung von Flugzeugpropellern. (For notable achievement as pioneer in laboratory research and theory of aeronautics; distinguished contributions to the theory and development of aircraft propellers.) |
| 1936 | George W. Lewis | Für bahnbrechende und schöpferische Arbeiten auf dem Gebiet der Theorie der Dynamik. (For pioneer and creative work in the theory of dynamics.) |
| 1937 | Hugo Eckener | Für bemerkenswerte Beiträge zum transozeanischen Luftverkehr und zur internationalen Zusammenarbeit in der Luftfahrt. (For notable contributions to transoceanic air transport and to international cooperation in aeronautics.) |
| 1938 | Alfred H. Fedden | Für Beiträge zur Entwicklung des Flugmotorenbaus und für die besondere Konstruktion des Flugmotors mit Hülsenventilen (Schiebermotor/Sternmotor). (For contributions to the development of aircraft engine design and for the specific design of the sleeve-valve aircraft engine.) |
| 1939 | Donald W. Douglas | Für herausragende Beiträge zum Design und zur Konstruktion von Transportflugzeugen. (For outstanding contributions to the design and construction of transport airplanes.) |
| 1940 | Glenn Luther Martin | Für Beiträge zur Luftfahrtentwicklung und zur Herstellung zahlreicher Hochleistungsflugzeuge. (For contributions to aeronautical development and the production of many types of aircraft of high performance.) |
| 1941 | Juan T. Trippe | Für die Entwicklung und den erfolgreichen Betrieb ozeanischen Luftverkehrs. (For the development and successful operation of oceanic air transport.) |
| 1942 | James H. Doolittle | Für bemerkenswerte Errungenschaften bei der Weiterentwicklung der Kunst als auch der Wissenschaft der Aeronautik. (For notable achievements in the advancements of both the art and the science of aeronautics.) |
| 1943 | Edmund T. Allen | Für bedeutende Beiträge zur Luftfahrt die zu wichtigen Fortschritten bei der Konstruktion von Flugzeugen, der Flugforschung und dem Betrieb von Fluggesellschaften geführt haben. Insbesondere für die Demonstration neuer Methoden zur Betriebskontrolle und für die Entwicklung wissenschaftlicher und systematischer Methoden bei der Flugerprobung von Flugzeugen zur Ermittlung grundlegender Konstruktions- und Leistungsdaten. (For major contributions to aeronautics leading to important advances in airplane design, flight research, and airline operation; particularly for the presentation of new methods for operational control and for the development of scientific and systematic methods in the flight testing of aircraft for basic design and performance data.) |
| 1944 | Lawrence Dale Bell | Für Leistungen bei der Entwicklung und dem Bau von Militärflugzeugen und für herausragende Beiträge zu den Produktionsmethoden. (For achievement in design and construction of military air craft and for outstanding contributions to the methods of production.) |
| 1945 | Theodore Paul Wright | Für herausragende Beiträge zur Entwicklung von zivilen und militärischen Flugzeugen und für bemerkenswerte Leistungen bei der Sicherstellung des Erfolgs unseres Flugzeugproduktionsprogramms in Kriegszeiten. (For outstanding contributions to the development of civil and military aircraft, and for notable achievement in assuring the success of our wartime aircraft production program.) |
| 1946 | Frank Whittle | Für seine Pionierarbeit bei der Entwicklung des Turbinen-Strahltriebwerks von Flugzeugen. (For pioneering the development of turbojet propulsion of aircraft.) |
| 1947 | Lester Durand Gardner | Für herausragende Leistungen bei der Förderung der Luftfahrt, insbesondere für seine Konzeption und Organisation des Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences. (For outstanding achievement in advancing aeronautics, particularly for his conception and organization of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences.) |
| 1948 | Leroy Grumman | Für herausragende Leistungen bei der erfolgreichen Weiterentwicklung der Flugzeugkonstruktion sowohl für die Marine als auch in Friedenszeiten. (For outstanding achievement in successfully advancing aircraft design, both for Naval and peacetime use.) |
| 1949 | Edward Pearson Warner | Für Pionierarbeit in der Forschung und kontinuierliche Beiträge zur Kunst und Wissenschaft der Luftfahrt. (For pioneering in research and a continuous record of contributions to the art and science of aeronautics.) |
| 1950 | Hugh L. Dryden | Für herausragende Führungsqualitäten in der Luftfahrtforschung und grundlegende Beiträge zur Luftfahrtwissenschaft. (For outstanding leadership in aeronautical research and fundamental contributions to aeronautical science.) |
| 1951 | Igor Iwanowitsch Sikorski | Für seine lebenslangen herausragenden Beiträge zur Luftfahrt, darunter Pionierleistungen mit mehrmotorigen Flugzeugen, Flugbooten, Amphibienflugzeugen und Hubschraubern. (For a lifetime of outstanding contributions to aeronautics, including pioneering with multi-engine airplanes, flying boats, amphibians and helicopters.) |
| 1952 | Geoffrey de Havilland | Für vierzig Jahre Pionierarbeit im Bereich der Militär- und Verkehrsflugzeuge und die Entwicklung von Langstrecken-Düsenjettransporten. (For forty years of pioneering in military and commercial aircraft and the development of long-range jet transport.) |
| 1953 | Charles Lindbergh | Für Pionierleistungen in der Flug- und Luftnavigation. (For pioneering achievements in flight and air navigation.) |
| 1954 | Clarence D. Howe | Für die Initiierung und Organisation von kommerziellen Flugrouten und -diensten, die Förderung der Luftfahrtforschung, die Entwicklung und Herstellung von Flugzeugen und Triebwerken sowie die Förderung der Luftfahrtkunst. (For initiating and organizing commercial air routes and services, promoting aeronautical research, development and production of aircraft and engines, and advancing the art of aeronautics.) |
| 1955 | Theodore von Karman | Für seine langjährige Führungsrolle bei der Entwicklung der aerodynamischen Theorie und ihrer Anwendung auf die praktischen Probleme des Fliegens, bei der Ausbildung in den Luftfahrtwissenschaften und bei der Förderung der internationalen Zusammenarbeit in der Luftfahrtwissenschaft. (For long-continued leadership in the development of aerodynamic theory and its application to the practical problems of flight, in education in the aeronautical sciences, and in stimulating international cooperation in aeronautical research.) |
| 1956 | Frederick Brant Rentschler | Für ein breites Spektrum bedeutender Leistungen während eines der Luftfahrt gewidmeten Lebens, insbesondere für seine vielen bemerkenswerten Beiträge auf dem Gebiet der Flugmotoren. (For a wide range of major achievements throughout a lifetime devoted to aviation, with specific reference to his many notable contributions to the vital aircraft engine field) |
| 1957 | Arthur E. Raymond | Für die Entwicklung einer langen Reihe erfolgreicher Zivil- und Militärflugzeuge und für bemerkenswerte Beiträge zur Luftfahrt im öffentlichen Dienst. (For the development of a long line of successful civil and military aircraft and for notable contributions to aeronautics in public service.) |
| 1958 | William Littlewood | Für seine Führungsrolle und seine kontinuierliche persönliche Beteiligung an der Entwicklung der Ausrüstung und der Betriebstechnik des Luftverkehrs über ein Vierteljahrhundert. (For leadership and continuous personal participation over a quarter of a century in developing the equipment and operating techniques of air transport.) |
| 1959 | George Edwards | Für seine lebenslange Arbeit an der Konstruktion von Militär- und Verkehrsflugzeugen, die in der erfolgreichen Einführung des ersten turbinengetriebenen Propellerflugzeugs in den weltweiten kommerziellen Einsatz gipfelte. (For a lifetime devoted to the design of military and commercial aircraft, culminating in the successful introduction into worldwide commercial service of the first turbine-powered propeller-driven aircraft.) |
| 1960 | Grover Loening | Für ein Leben, das der Entwicklung der Luftfahrt in Amerika gewidmet war. (For a lifetime devoted to the development of aeronautics in America.) |
| 1961 | Jerome F. Lederer | Für sein lebenslanges Engagement für die Flugsicherheit und seine ständigen und unermüdlichen Bemühungen, die Gefahren der Luftfahrt zu verringern. (For his lifelong dedication to the cause of flight safety and his constant and untiring efforts to reduce the hazards of aviation.) |
| 1962 | James Howard Kindelberger | Für seine technische und industrielle Führungsrolle bei der Herstellung hervorragender Luft- und Raumfahrtausrüstung, von den frühen Kampfflugzeugen bis hin zum X-15-Raumflugzeug. (For technical and industrial leadership in producing excellent aircraft and space equipment, from early fighters to the X-15 space plane.) |
| 1963 | James Smith McDonnell | Für lebenslange herausragende Leistungen bei der Konstruktion und Entwicklung von Militärflugzeugen und für Pionierarbeit in der Raumfahrttechnik. (For lifetime contribution of outstanding nature in the design and development of military aircraft, and for pioneer work in space technology.) |
| 1964 | Robert H. Goddard | Für Pionierarbeit in der Raketenentwicklung und Raumfahrt, einschließlich des ersten Raketenflugs mit Flüssigkeitstriebwerk, und für Beiträge zu aerodynamisch einsetzbaren Reaktionstriebwerken. (For pioneering in rocket development and astronautics, including the first liquid-propelled rocket flight, and contributions toward aero-dynamically applicable reaction engines.) |
| 1965 | Sydney Camm | Für mehr als fünfzig Jahre ununterbrochenen Einsatz bei der Entwicklung von Militärflugzeugen, die Entwicklung zahlreicher neuer Konzepte und die Schaffung zahlreicher erfolgreicher Flugzeuge, die für die beste Tradition britischer Konstruktionskunst stehen. (For over fifty years of continuous dedication to the design of military aircraft, and pioneering of many new concepts and the creation of many successful aircraft representative of the best tradition of British design skills.) |
| 1966 | Charles S. Draper | Für Beiträge zur Luftfahrtausbildung und bedeutende Entwicklungen in neuen Bereichen der Flugzeuginstrumentierung, insbesondere für bahnbrechende Trägheitsnavigationstechniken, die eine von der Erde unabhängige Streckennavigation ermöglichen; für mehr als fünfundzwanzig Jahre Führungsrolle in der Technologie der Steuerung und Lenkung von Flugkörpern und für die Ausbildung einer großen Anzahl von Ingenieuren in diesem wichtigen Bereich der Luft- und Raumfahrt. (For contributions to aeronautical education and significant developments in new fields of aircraft instrumentation, in particular for pioneering inertial- guidance techniques making possible en route navigation independently of earth references; for over twenty-five years of leadership in the technology of control and guidance of flight vehicles, and with the training of a large number of engineers in this vital field of aeronautics and astronautics.) |
| 1967 | George S. Schairer | Für seine zahlreichen Beiträge zur Erzielung herausragender Fortschritte im Unterschall-/Leichtflug und im Hinblick auf den Überschallflug sowie bei der Ausrüstung und den Methoden für die Erforschung des Weltraums. (For his many contributions to the achievement of outstanding progress in subsonic/light, and in the promise of supersonic flight, and in the equipment and methods for space exploration.) |
| 1968 | H. M. Horner | Für sein lebenslanges Engagement und seine bedeutenden Beiträge zum Fortschritt der modernen Luftfahrt durch die Entwicklung und Produktion einer herausragenden Reihe von Flugzeugtriebwerken und Raumfahrtantriebe. (For his lifelong dedication and significant contributions to the advancement of modern aviation through the development and production of an outstanding series of aircraft powerplants and spacecraft propulsion engines.) |
| 1969 | Harry Julian Allen | For outstanding courage, leadership and pioneering foresight that contributed outstandingly to civil and military aviation, including the evolution of the jet transport; and for his broad counsel and support to government and industry during a distinguished career. |
| 1970 | Jakob Ackeret | Für originelle und herausragende Beiträge zur Aerodynamik, Luftfahrt und Ingenieurausbildung. (For original and outstanding contributions to aerodynamics, aviation and engineering education.) |
| 1971 | Archibald Russell | For his personal devotion and many contributions to aircraft engineering and design and particularly for his outstanding leadership of the Bristol team in the development of the Anglo-French Concorde Supersonic Transport Aircraft. |
| 1972 | William C. Mentzer | For manifold accomplishments in airline engineering, maintenance and economic disciplines, which accomplishments contributed significantly to the achievement of today’s civil air transportation systems. |
| 1973 | William M. Allen | For outstanding courage, leadership and pioneering foresight that contributed outstandingly to civil and military aviation, including the evolution of the jet transport; and for his broad counsel and support to government and industry during a distinguished career. |
| 1974 | Floyd L. Thompson | For farsighted development of men and facilities and for decisive leadership of research that provided technological foundations for manned flight beyond the speed of sound, safe re-entry of spacecraft, and successful exploration of space. |
| 1975 | Dwane Wallace | For his many engineering, management and leadership contributions in the development of general aviation from a novelty forty years ago to a key part of the world’s transportation system today. |
| 1976 | Marcel Dassault | For notable achievement in development, production and marketing of many types of aircraft of high performance and outstanding leadership in world aviation. |
| 1977 | Cyrus Rowlett Smith | For lifetime contribution of outstanding nature in the design and development of military aircraft, and for pioneer work in space technology. |
| 1978 | Edward H. Heinemann | For outstanding achievement in the innovative design of military airplanes which are noted for longevity of service, versatility of tasks, simplicity of design, high performance and elegance of line. |
| 1979 | Gerhard Neumann | For the development of highly efficient aircraft engines for commercial and military purposes, including creation of one of the first successful turbofan engines which contributed significantly to the efficiency and success of the airline industry. |
| 1980 | Edward Curtis Wells | For his outstanding contributions to the management concepts for the development of complex aerospace systems, and for his significant personal accomplishments in the design and production of a long line of the world’s most famous commercial and military aircraft. |
| 1981 | Clarence Johnson | For his brilliant design of a wide range of pace-setting, commercial, combat and reconnaissance aircraft, and for his innovative management techniques which developed these aircraft in record time at minimum cost. |
| 1982 | David S. Lewis Jr. | For his long-standing contributions to aviation and national defense, and his untiring efforts toward the development of superior aircraft. |
| 1983 | Nicholas J. Hoff | For a lifetime of significant contributions to the theory and practice of aeronautical structures design as an outstanding engineering scholar and educator. |
| 1984 | Thomas H. Davis | For outstanding achievements in the development of an airline, of unique general aviation services; and of personnel training techniques, accomplished continuously during a period of more than 40 years. |
| 1985 | Thornton Wilson | For a lifetime contribution to the successful development of commercial and military aircraft and for his outstanding leadership and management skills. |
| 1986 | Hans W. Liepmann | For outstanding leadership in fluid mechanics research and education. His influence contributed significantly to the development of a generation of outstanding leaders in the field. |
| 1987 | Paul B. MacCready | For his combination of high-flying gossamer vision and down-to-earth engineering skill which made the ancient dream of human powered flight come true, and for his contemporary imagination in recreating the ancient pterodactyl, Quetzalcoatl’s Northropi. |
| 1988 | J. R. D. Tata | For a lifetime of significant contributions to aviation, for his pioneering work in developing commercial air travel in India and Asia, and for his leadership in establishing Air India as a major international link between Asia and the rest of the world. |
| 1989 | Fred Weick | Für die Entwicklung der NACA Motorhaube und das steuerbare dreirädrige Fahrwerk, was in einer bedeutenden Verbesserung des praktischen Entwurfs und der Leistung von Flugzeugen führte (For development of the NACA cowl and the steerable tricycle landing gear which resulted in significant improvement in practical aircraft design and performance). |
| 1990 | Joe Sutter | For outstanding engineering achievement, management and leadership in the innovative development of three generations of commercial jet aircraft — in particular the 747 — and his contribution to the enhancement of safety in air and space. |
| 1991 | Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain | For pioneering the development of turbojet propulsion resulting in the first flight of a jet-powered aircraft in 1939 and his lifetime achievements in aeronautical propulsion dynamics. |
| 1992 | Bernard L. Koff | For continuing leadership in the aircraft gas turbine industry producing many innovative and technological breakthroughs in material and design. |
| 1993 | Ludwig Bölkow | For visionary leadership and innovation in the design of rotorcraft, light aircraft, missiles and space systems. |
| 1994 | Helmut H. Korst | For a legacy of developments in aeronautics where none previously existed; for mentoring a cascade of students and colleagues dedicated to the art and science of fluid mechanics and for a lifetime of inspiration and leadership to the international engineering community. |
| 1995 | Robert Seamans | For lifelong technical contributions and technical leadership in academia, industry and government as NASA Deputy Administrator during the apollo programm and in several other government positions. |
| 1996 | William R. Sears | For lifelong contributions to aeronautics in industry and academia from the aerodynamics of the flying wing to the invention of the adaptive wind tunnel. |
| 1997 | Abe Silverstein | For technical contributions and visionary leadership in advancing the technology of aircraft and propulsion performance, and for the foresight in establishing the Mercury and Gemini manned space flight activities. |
| 1998 | Richard Coar | For outstanding leadership and innovative contributions in providing advanced aeronautical and space propulsion systems. |
| 1999 | Frank E. Marble | For major fundamental theoretical and experimental contributions to the field of internal aerodynamics, combustion and propulsion especially with respect to gas turbines and rockets, and educating generations of leaders in industry and academia. |
| 2000 | William H. Pickering | For a distinguished career that pioneered and shaped the exploration of our solar system and for extraordinary contribution to engineering and science. |
| 2001 | Richard T. Whitcomb | For seminal contributions in aeronautics, including the development of the Area rule, Supercritical airfoil, and Winglet concept, which are the basis for modern aerodynamic design. |
| 2002 | John G. Borger | For significant pioneering contributions to aircraft and the airline industry from flying boats to jet aircraft. |
| 2003 | Holt Ashley | For pioneering contributions to research, education and engineering in aeroelasticity, unsteady aerodynamics and aircraft design. |
| 2004 | Courtland Perkins | For outstanding contributions to aeronautics in research and teaching in stability and control, and superlative leadership at the national and international levels. |
| 2005 | Eugene E. Covert | For exemplary leadership in aeronautics teaching and research, development of significant state-of-the-art aerodynamic testing techniques, and outstanding contributions to public service. |
| 2006 | Robert Loewy | For pioneering contributions to rotary-wing aeroelasticity and unsteady aerodynamics which had an enormous influence on rotary-wing technology and his contributions to education and public service in aeronautics. |
| 2007 | Alexander H. Flax | For outstanding contributions to aerospace engineering in aeroelasticity, unsteady aerodynamics and flight mechanics, and for exceptional leadership of engineering organizations including service to the U.S. Department of Defense. |
| 2008 | Earl Dowell | For pioneering contributions to nonlinear aeroelasticity, structural dynamics and unsteady aerodynamics which had a significant influence on aeronautics and for contributions to education and public service in aerospace engineering. |
| 2009 | Arthur E. Bryson | For a lifetime of seminal contributions to real systems, creating and applying practical optimal control and estimation techniques to airplanes, rotorcraft, and missiles. |
| 2010 | Robert H. Liebeck | For distinguished engineering as evidenced by the conception and development of Liebeck airfoils and Blended Wing Body aircraft. |
| 2011 | Burt Rutan | For a distinguished career of highly innovative and successful flight vehicles ranging from home-built designed to Voyager and SpaceShipOne. |
| 2012 | Frank D. Robinson | For conception, design, and manufacture of a family of quiet, affordable, reliable, and versatile helicopters. |
| 2013 | Abraham Karem | For a lifetime of innovative fixed and rotary wing unmanned vehicle designs. |
| 2014 | Alan Mulally | For leadership in the creation, design, development, and manufacture of commercial airplanes, exemplified by the Boeing 777. |
| 2015 | Antony Jameson | For exceptional contributions to algorithmic innovation and the development of computational fluid dynamic codes that have made important contributions to aircraft design. |
| 2016 | Walter Vincenti | For seminal pioneering supersonic wind tunnel research, education in high temperature gas dynamics, and exceptional contributions to the history of engineering technology. |
| 2017 | Paul M. Bevilaqua | For the conception and demonstration of the multi-cycle propulsion system and other technologies enabling the production of the F-35 supersonic V/STOL Strike Fighters. |
| 2018 | Irvin Glassman | In recognition of his profound impact on the application of combustion science and engineering to propulsion research and the successful development of propulsion systems. |
| 2019 | Sheila Widnall | In recognition of her outstanding contributions to aerodynamics through research, such as the identification of the Widnall Instability, as well as through education and public service including serving as Secretary of the U.S. Air Force. |
| 2020 | Ozires Silva | For his leadership in the conception, production, and promotion of commercial aircraft, for founding Embraer S.A., and for his important roles in government and academia. |
| 2021 | Alan C. Brown | For innovation and technical leadership of the design and production of the F-117, the first stealth fighter/bomber aircraft. |
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