Norman R. Bergrun
Norman Riley Bergrun (1922 — June 2018) was a scientist at Ames Research Center. He was educated at Cornell University with post graduate study at Stanford University. Bergrun played an active role in all-weather flight, as well as the control of high speed airplanes.[1]
Bergrun pioneered the methodology of thermal ice prevention design. He is credited with roll-stability laws for airplanes and missiles.[2]
At Lockheed Missiles and Space Company,[1] Bergrun was manager of test planning and analysis for the Polaris Underwater Launch Missile System and evaluated satellite system applications. Bergrun appears on the wall of Honor Level as "Air and Space Friend" at the National Air and Space Museum.[2]
As director of Information Systems, he founded his own company in 1971 and is cited in "Who's Who in the World".[2]
Bergrun, Norman R. A Method For Numerically Calculating The Area And Distribution Of Water Impingement On The Leading Edge Of An Airfoil In A Cloud, 1 August 1947, Patent Number: NACA-TN-1397, Document ID 19930082041[3] National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Ames Aeronautical Lab. Moffett Field, CA, United States