John paul stapp biography
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Stapp, John Paul
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In 1946-1958 pioneer research with rocket sleds and balloons; defined human tolerances for G-forces, altitude, and blast, essential data for design of aerospacecraft. Personally underwent the most grueling tests.
Status: Deceased.
Born: 1910-07-11. Died: 1999-11-13. Birth Place: Bahia.
John stapp cause of death
Son of missionaries, grew up in Brazil. Educated Baylor; Texas-Austin.
Biography
John Paul Stapp, Colonel, USAF (MC) Ph. D., M.D., Sc. D.
John Paul Stapp was born in Bahia, Brazil, 11 July 1910, first son of the late Reverend and Mrs.
Charles F. Stapp, Southern Baptist Foreign Missionaries. His childhood was spent in Brazil; his parents, both teachers, gave him his primary education. At the age of 12 he was brought to the United States by his parents who left him in San Marc