| 词条 | Edward Curtis Wells |
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| name = Edward Curtis Wells | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|8|26}} | birth_place =Boise, Idaho | death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|7|1|1910|8|26}} | death_place =Bellevue, Washington | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = Boeing Company | occupation = | title = | salary = | networth = | height = | weight = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}Edward Curtis Wells (August 26, 1910 – July 1, 1986) was senior vice president and served on the board of directors of Boeing Company.[1] He helped to design the Boeing 707, 747 and the B-17 Flying Fortress.[2][2] He was known as the "elder statesman of aviation".[4] BiographyWells was born in Boise, Idaho on August 26, 1910, and graduated from Grant High School in Portland, Oregon. He attended Willamette University for two years then attended Stanford University[4] where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in engineering. Wells joined Boeing Company's engineering staff in 1931 and was named Boeing's chief engineer in 1943.[3][4] He died on July 1, 1986 in Bellevue, Washington.[5] Honors
References1. ^Herman, Arthur. Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II, pp. 291-6, 301-7, 332-3, Random House, New York, NY, 2012. {{ISBN|978-1-4000-6964-4}}. 2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/03/obituaries/edward-c-wells-75-is-dead-key-designer-of-b-17-bomber.html |title=Edward C. Wells, 75, is dead; key designer of B-17 bomber |first=Wallace |last=Turner |date=July 3, 1986 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=February 1, 2016}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.guggenheimmedal.org/Medalist%20PDF/MEDALIST%20FOR%201980.pdf |title=Edward Curtis Wells, Medalist for 1980 |accessdate=2011-11-16 |quote=The 'Elder Statesman of Aviation,' a title bestowed on him by the national Aeronautic Association, died in 1986 in Bellevue, Washington. |publisher=Daniel Guggenheim Medal }} 4. ^Herman, Arthur. Fredom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II, pp. 291-6, Random House, New York, NY, 2012. {{ISBN|978-1-4000-6964-4}}. 5. ^1 {{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Edward C. Wells, 75, Designed Boeing 747 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/100123096.html?dids=100123096:100123096&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+04%2C+1986&author=(AP)&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Edward+C.+Wells%2C+75%2C+Designed+Boeing+747&pqatl=google |quote=Edward C. Wells, who for nearly a half-century helped designsome of the world's most famous aircraft, including the Boeing B-52and 747, died Tuesday at age 75. |newspaper=Associated Press in New York Newsday |date=July 4, 1986 |accessdate=2011-11-15 }} Further reading
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