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Wojciech Rostafiński

Wojciech Rostafiński
Born(1921-09-19)19 September 1921
Warsaw, Poland
Died6 July 2002(2002-07-06) (aged 80)
ServiceArmia Krajowa
Battles / warsWarsaw Uprising
World War II

Wojciech Antoni Rostafiński (19 September 1921 – 6 July 2002), codename "Masłowski", was a Polish soldier in the Armia Krajowa during World War II and former scientist working for NASA. He was born in Warsaw.[1]

In 1944 Rostafiński took part in the Warsaw Uprising as a member of Szare Szeregi (Gray Ranks-Boy Scouts) "Rygiel" Group.

For his bravery during the Uprising, Rostafiński was awarded the order of Virtuti Militari.

In 1953 Rostafiński moved to United States.[2] He completed his doctorate at Columbia University.[2] He was manager of advanced research projects at NASA Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. During his career, he contributed to the theory of aeronautics and applied mathematics, and his work is listed in the Scientific Citation Index.

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ Kępa, Marek. "Out There: 7 Poles Who Advanced Space Travel". Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Wojdon, Joanna (2024-06-03). Polish American History after 1939: Polish American History from 1854 to 2004, Volume 2. Taylor & Francis. p. 333. ISBN 978-1-040-03105-6.


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