Robert Seamans | |
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| 9th United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office February 15, 1969 – May 15, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Harold Brown |
| Succeeded by | John L. McLucas |
| 2nd Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
| In office December 21, 1965 – January 5, 1968 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Hugh Latimer Dryden |
| Succeeded by | Thomas O. Paine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Channing Seamans Jr. October 30, 1918 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 2008 (aged 89) Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Eugenia Merrill |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Harvard University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aeronautical Engineering |
| Thesis | Comparison of automatic tracking systems for interceptor aircraft (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles 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.