Simon Ramo, TRW co-founder who shaped California aerospace, dies at 103
Source: LA Times
Simon Ramo, an engineering impresario who was chief technical director of the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile program, joined Hughes Aircraft Co. in its early years and co-founded TRW Inc., has died at the age of 103, his son Jim Ramo said Tuesday.
Ramo died Monday of natural causes, in his sleep in Santa Monica, his Jim Ramo said.
The author of a score of books, Ramo helped sculpt the landscape of Southern California aerospace in the late 20th century. Although he technically retired at 65, he never really did so, his son said: Ramo received his last patent, for an educational computing system, at age 100.
Ramo was born May 7, 1913, in Salt Lake City to Benjamin and Clara Ramo. His father owned a clothing store. Ramo earned a degree from the University of Utah at age 20 and finished a PhD in electrical engineering from Caltech in 1936, when he was 23. That year he began working on military-related programs for General Electric Co., where he also helped develop the electron microscope.
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