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Paul MacCready

Paul MacCready, American engineer, founded AeroVironment (died 2007)

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Born
September 29, 1925
Died
August 28, 2007
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1925

About Paul MacCready

Paul Beattie MacCready Jr. was an American aeronautical engineer. He was the founder of AeroVironment and the designer of the human-powered aircraft that won the first Kremer prize. He devoted his life to developing more efficient transportation vehicles that could "do more with less". In 1951, MacCready founded his first company, Meteorology Research Inc, to do atmospheric research. He started gliding after World War II and was a three-time winner (1948, 1949, 1953) of the Richard C. du Pont Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the U.S. In 1956, he became the first American pilot to become the World Soaring Champion in the World Championships at St Yan in France.

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Paul MacCready timeline

  1. He started gliding after World War II and was a three-time winner (1948, 1949, 1953) of the Richard C. du Pont Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the U.S.
  2. In 1951, MacCready founded his first company, Meteorology Research Inc, to do atmospheric research.
  3. In 1956, he became the first American pilot to become the World Soaring Champion in the World Championships at St Yan in France.

The world when Paul MacCready was born

Paul MacCready was born in 1925. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1925

  • #1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
  • Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
  • Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
  • Defining fadCharleston dance craze
  • Notable inventionMasking tape
  • World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paul MacCready's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19252026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$3,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population115.8M341 million

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