Stephen J. Zand
Encyclopedia
Stephen Joseph Zand was an aeronautical pioneer who worked at the Sperry Gyroscope Co.
and was later Vice-President of Engineering at the Lord Corporation
. He solved many of the early problems related to vibrations and sound. He won the Wright Brothers Medal
in 1931 for a paper on how vibration affects on-board instruments.
Sperry Corporation
Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the twentieth century...
and was later Vice-President of Engineering at the Lord Corporation
Lord Corporation
LORD Corporation is a privately held company that designs, manufactures and markets devices and systems to manage mechanical motion and control noise and vibration. The company formulates, produces and sells general purpose and specialty adhesives and coatings; and develops products and systems...
. He solved many of the early problems related to vibrations and sound. He won the Wright Brothers Medal
Wright Brothers Medal
Conceived of in 1924 by the Dayton Section of the SAE, the SAE established Wright Brothers Medal in 1927 to recognize individuals who have made notable contributions in the engineering design, development, or operation of air and space vehicles...
in 1931 for a paper on how vibration affects on-board instruments.
Awards
- Fellow, Royal Aeronautical SocietyRoyal Aeronautical SocietyThe Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.-Function:...
- Fellow, Institute of Aeronautical Sciences (later AIAAAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsThe American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is the professional society for the field of aerospace engineering. The AIAA was founded in 1963 from the merger of two earlier societies: the American Rocket Society , founded in 1930 as the American Interplanetary Society , and the Institute...
) - Wright Brothers MedalWright Brothers MedalConceived of in 1924 by the Dayton Section of the SAE, the SAE established Wright Brothers Medal in 1927 to recognize individuals who have made notable contributions in the engineering design, development, or operation of air and space vehicles...
, 1931 - Medal for Merit from the U.S. President