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In 1936 aeronautical engineer Theodore Wright discovered that costs fell in a predictable way every time production doubled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

In 1968, she married again, this time to Larry Calvert — a World War II veteran and aeronautical engineer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

The phenomenon is believed to have been named by an aeronautical engineer who compared it to a traditional ice skating technique made popular in the Netherlands.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024

Lunn was a rarity in her day; by the time I became an aeronautical engineer in 1982, the percentage of women had crept to about 5%.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Aeronautics’ evolution from a wobbly infancy to a strapping adolescence gave rise to the professions of aeronautical engineer and test pilot.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly