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Recognized as one of the world's preeminent awards for engineering achievement, the Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering honors an engineer whose accomplishment has significantly impacted society by improving the quality of life, providing the ability to live freely and comfortably, and/or permitting the access to information.
Dr. Charles Stark Draper, the “father of inertial navigation,” evolved the theory, invented and developed the technology, and led the effort that brought inertial navigation to operational use in aircraft, space vehicles, and submarines.
Charles Stark Draper, Research Associate at MIT, led work at the Aeronautical Instrumentation Laboratory credited as notable contributions in the field in the MIT President’s Report for 1933–34.
A professor and aeronautical engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Charles Stark Draper played a major role in advancing the art of inertial navigation. Largely through his efforts, inertial navigation became essential for aircraft, missiles, submarines, and the Apollo spacecraft.
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc. is a nonprofit engineering innovation company focused on the design, development, and deployment of advanced technological capabilities to solve the nation's most challenging and important problems. Draper provides engineering solutions directly to government, industry and academia.
Endowment for the Draper Prize was provided by the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. Awarded annually, the Draper Prize consists of a $500,000 cash award, a gold medallion, and a hand-scribed certificate. NAE members and non-members worldwide are eligible to receive the Draper Prize. Only living persons may be selected to receive the prize.
A professor and aeronautical engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Charles Stark Draper played a major role in advancing the art of inertial navigation. Largely through his efforts, inertial navigation became essential for aircraft, missiles, submarines, and the Apollo spacecraft.
