About
American scientist and engineer who founded the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory where the NASA Apollo Guidance Computer was designed.
Before Fame
He attended the University of Missouri, but later transferred to Stanford where he obtained a Bachelor's in psychology. He then studied electrochemical engineering and physics at MIT.
Trivia
The Charles Stark Draper Prize was established in 1988 by the National Academy of Engineering.
Family Life
His cousin Lloyd C. Stark was Governor of Missouri.
Associated With
Jack Kilby was the first annual winner of the Charles Stark Draper prize in 1989.
