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Allen O. Gamble
Allen Owen Gamble (8 February 1910 – 24 April 2001) was an American physiologist. As the associate director of personnel for manpower at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), he oversaw that organization's expansion from 8,000 in the late 1950s to 40,000 in the early 1960s. His activities also included the selection of the Mercury Seven astronauts. Biography Allen Owen Gamble was born on 8 February 1910, in Korea, where his parents were methodist missionaries. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1931, and then a Master of Arts from Birmingham Southern College in 1934. Gamble began working for the federal government in 1939, taking a position at the Department of Labor in 1939. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy, where he constructed, analyzed and coordinated the testing of naval aviation cadets. He reached the rank of lieutenant commander. After the war, he joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Spring, Maryland
Sandy Spring is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Geography Sandy Spring's boundaries are roughly defined as Brooke Road and Dr. Bird Road to the north and west, Ednor Road to the south, and New Hampshire Avenue to the east. The United States Census Bureau combines Sandy Spring with the nearby community of Ashton, Maryland, Ashton to form the census-designated place of Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland, Ashton-Sandy Spring, and all census data are tabulated for this combined entity. History The community was founded by Quakers who arrived in the early 18th century searching for land where they could grow tobacco and maize, corn. One of the very early land owners in the Sandy Spring area was Richard Snowden (ironmaster), Richard Snowden, who patented (purchased) the "Snowden's Manor" in 1715. Snowden gradually enlarged his property with additional land purchases over the next few decades until it was surveyed at ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
