Homer Joseph Stewart

Homer Joseph Stewart
Born(1915-08-15)August 15, 1915
DiedMay 26, 2007(2007-05-26) (aged 91)
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Scientific career
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
ThesisThe effect of shear instability on the transverse circulation in the atmosphere (1940)
Doctoral advisorTheodore von Kármán
Notable studentsPaul MacCready
John Wilder Miles

Homer Joseph "Stewie" Stewart (August 15, 1915 – May 26, 2007) was an American aeronautical engineer, rocket propulsion expert, and Caltech professor, who pioneered the first American satellites.