About Rudolph Winnacker
Lived 1904 – 1985 (aged 80). Rudolph Winnacker was an American historian.
Rudolph A. Winnacker (25 August 1904 – June 1985 ) was the first chief historian of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, serving from 1949 to 1973.
Winnacker completed a PhD at Harvard University in 1933.
In 1953, he worked on the report of the Rockefeller Committee on Department of Defense Organization. This work culminated in the Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958. This legislation established the Advanced Research Projects Agency, eventually known as DARPA.
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Who was Rudolph Winnacker?
American historian (1904-1985)
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Rudolph Winnacker was born on 25 August 1904.
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Rudolph Winnacker died on 1 June 1985.
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Rudolph Winnacker was a historian.
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Rudolph Winnacker was American.
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