Robert Seamans

Robert Seamans
9th United States Secretary of the Air Force
In office
February 15, 1969 – May 15, 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byHarold Brown
Succeeded byJohn L. McLucas
2nd Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In office
December 21, 1965 – January 5, 1968
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byHugh Latimer Dryden
Succeeded byThomas O. Paine
Personal details
Born
Robert Channing Seamans Jr.

(1918-10-30)October 30, 1918
Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 28, 2008(2008-06-28) (aged 89)
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEugenia Merrill
Children5
EducationHarvard University (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD)
Scientific career
FieldsAeronautical Engineering
ThesisComparison of automatic tracking systems for interceptor aircraft (1951)
Doctoral advisorCharles Stark Draper

Robert Channing Seamans Jr. (October 30, 1918 – June 28, 2008) was an MIT professor who served as NASA Deputy Administrator and 9th United States Secretary of the Air Force.