Winston Edward Kock | |
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 Kock c. 1960s | |
| Born | 1909 |
| Died | 25 November 1982 (aged 72) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Wayne Kirk |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | First director of NASA Electronics Research Center |
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Winston Edward Kock (1909 – November 25, 1982) was an American electrical engineer and musician, who was the first Director of NASA Electronics Research Center (NASA ERC) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from September 1, 1964, to October 1, 1966. The center was created for multidisciplinary scientific research, its proximity to certain colleges, its proximity to a local U.S. Air Force research facility, and was perceived as part of the nation's cold War effort.[1][2]
Kock was also a novelist under the pseudonym Wayne Kirk. Kock also wrote books about topics in engineering and acoustics. These included radar, sonar, holography, and lasers.[3] Kock's seminal research in artificial dielectrics, carried out at AT&T Bell Laboratories in the 1940s, is a historical connection to metamaterials.
- ^ Johnson Space Center News. "1966 News Releases" (Free PDF download). NASA. September 8, 1966. pp. 4, 177. This article contains public domain information from a NASA document available online.
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NASA History Program Office.
Butrica, Andrew (author); Dick, Steven J. (NASA Chief Historian) (September 8, 1966). "Electronics Research Center" (Available on the web). NASA. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
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List of science books authored by KocK at the Library of Congress
- "Library Catalog". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2011-06-25.