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Charles M. Vest

American mechanical engineer (1941-2013)

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Instance of: human
Born: 9 September 1941
Died: 12 December 2013
Place of birth: Morgantown
Place of death: Arlington County
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Charles
Family name: Vest
Occupation: engineer
Position held: rector
Citizenship: United States
Awards: National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Philip Hauge Abelson Prize, honorary doctor of Harvard University, Vannevar Bush Award, Henry Laurence Gantt Medal
academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
archives at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
cause of death: pancreatic cancer
educated at: University of Michigan, West Virginia University, Morgantown High School
employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan
manner of death: natural causes
member of: National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science

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