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	WILLIAM PICKERING: SPACE EXPLORER
		William Hayward Pickering was born in Roxburgh Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington in 1910.
		Pickering was the Lab Director; he had to bring these two geniuses together for a common goal in an incredibly short time frame, while breathing down their necks was the government, the Pentagon and the patriot demands of the American people.
		Pickering retired from JPL in 1976 at the age of 66.
	www.harvardsquarelibrary.org /unitarians/pickering.html (2093 words)

	EducationGuardian.co.uk \| Special Reports \| Obituary: William Pickering
		William Pickering, who has died from pneumonia aged 94, was an outstanding rocket scientist and a remarkable individual, with probably the best claim to the title of the father of the American space programme.
		Pickering was born in Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand, but his mother died when he was six, and he went to live with his grandparents at Havelock at the northern tip of South Island.
		Pickering said in a lecture in 1993 that the launch of Sputnik should not have come as such a surprise, as both the Soviet and US governments had announced their intentions of experimenting with satellites.
	education.guardian.co.uk /obituary/story/0,12212,1172221,00.html (1173 words)

	William Pickering \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		William H. Pickering, who as director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the dawn of the Space Age oversaw the launch of the first U.S. satellite, has died, lab officials said.
		Pickering headed JPL, for decades the main center for the robotic exploration of the solar system, in Pasadena from 1954 to 1976.
		Pickering was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1910.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040402/news_1m2pickering.html (354 words)

	NASA's Solar System Exploration: News & Events: 03.16.04: Space Pioneer Dies
		Pickering began at JPL in 1944, at a time when the Laboratory was developing missile systems for the U.S. Army.
		Under Pickering the Laboratory, managed by the California Institute of Technology, was transferred from the jurisdiction of the Army to the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1958.
		Pickering was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1910 and immigrated to the United States in 1929 to study at Caltech.
	sse.jpl.nasa.gov /news/display.cfm?News_ID=7795 (882 words)

	The New Zealand Edge : Heroes : Speedsters : William Pickering : www.nzedge.com
		William Pickering visits Wellington College 1983 his former school - when Pickering left school the only satellite of the Earth was the Moon.
		William Pickering died at the age of 93 in La Cañada Flintridge, California on 15 March 2004.
		In 1975 Pickering was awarded the prestigious National Medal of Science by President Gerald R. Ford, and in 1994 he was awarded the Japan Prize by His Majesty, the Emperor of Japan.
	www.nzedge.com /heroes/pickering.html (2221 words)

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		William Pickering joined the British navy in 1856, when his indentures were signed, and apprenticed for the next four years aboard the "Lady McDonald." During those years, Pickering traveled to many ports in Burma, Siam, China, and Malaysia.
		During his stay in England, Pickering was appointed Chinese Interpreter to the Government of the Straits Settlements, and was subsequently appointed the Protector of Chinese for the Colony in 1877.
		Pickering, W.A. "Among the savages of central Formosa, 1866-1867." The Messenger and Missionary Record of the Presbyterian Church of England n.s.
	academic.reed.edu /formosa/texts/PickeringBio.html (578 words)

	NASA - NASA Remembers William H. Pickering, Former Director Of JPL
		Following the success of Explorer 1, Pickering was instrumental in leading a new era of robotic space exploration, including the first missions to the moon and the planets.
		Pickering directed the JPL effort, which, in just 83 days, provided the satellite, telecommunications, and the upper rocket stages that lofted Explorer 1 into orbit on January 31, 1958.
		It was considered one of Pickering's greatest achievements and laid the groundwork for future robotic exploration of the moon and planets.
	www.nasa.gov /home/hqnews/2004/mar/HQ_04094_pickering.html (768 words)

	Edwin L. Chalcraft Chalcraft-Pickering Family Papers, 1821-1954
		William Pickering, Governor of Washington Territory from 1862 to 1866, was the grandfather of Alice Chalcraft.
		Known as the "wartime governor" of Washington, Pickering has reputation of an effective administrator and politician, although the affairs of the Territory were of a quite modest scale at the time.
		The majority of the William Pickering documents are from the 1820s and 1830s, chiefly correspondence to his family in England short after his emigration to North America.
	www.wsulibs.wsu.edu /holland/masc/finders/cg560.htm (1383 words)

	William Pickering (1796-1854)
		William Pickering, publisher and bookseller, was born on 2 April 1796 into "humble circumstances," although he was apparently the son of an earl and lady, who were not married to each other, and he was put out to be raised by a tailor and his wife (Keynes 9).
		Pickering’s early publications carry the coat of arms of the Earl of Spencer, as well as a dedication to him, and are cited as sufficient evidence that the Earl was, in fact, Pickering’s father.
		Pickering died in 1854, and left "an indelible mark upon the annals of the book trade during the first half of the nineteenth century….
	www.orgs.muohio.edu /anthologies/bijou/youngcd/pick.html (538 words)

	William Henry Pickering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 17, 1938) was an American astronomer, brother of Edward Charles Pickering.
		Not to be confused with William Hayward Pickering, former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
		Pickering crater on the Moon is jointly named after him and his brother Edward Charles Pickering.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Henry_Pickering (322 words)

	Blog of Death: William H. Pickering
		William Hayward Pickering, a pioneer of the U.S. space program, died on March 15 from pneumonia.
		Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Pickering spent his teens building an early radio station with a classmate that allowed him to communicate with people all over the world by Morse code.
		Pickering joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and organized electronics efforts to support guided missile research and development.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000830.html (283 words)

	[Deathwatch] William H. Pickering, space race titan, 93
		Pickering began working on guided missile research for JPL in 1944, when the laboratory was administered by the U.S. Army, and was project manager for Corporal, the first operational missile system developed there.
		Pickering was named JPL director in 1954 and three years later faced perhaps his greatest challenge as the Soviet Union stunned the world by successfully launching Sputnik into orbit on Oct. 4, 1957, ushering in the dawn of the space age and the U.S.-Soviet space race.
		Pickering directed the JPL effort, which in just 83 days provided the satellite, telecommunications and upper rocket stages that successfully lofted Explorer 1 on Jan. 31, 1958.
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2004-March/000673.html (621 words)

	Woodcock Ancestors
		William Gregson was born in Haigh, Wigan, Lancashire, England April 6, 1887.
		William Henry Gregson was born in Conservative Club, Aspull, Lancashire, EN 1898.
		William Woodcock was born in Chester, England September 19, 1836.
	www.mindspring.com /~henrymc/woodcock.htm (1728 words)

	Pickering, Sir William
		Born in Wellington in 1910, Pickering was sent to Havelock at an early age to live with his grandparents after his mother died.
		His grandfather was a coachman and both grandparents worked on the land to subsist so as a boy the young rocket scientist learnt to appreciate the small things of life.
		Sir William died on 17 March 2004 leaving a legacy of achievement which both New Zealand, NASA and the world can be proud of.
	www.marlboroughonline.co.nz /index.mvc?ArticleID=57 (221 words)

	USATODAY.com - Pickering dies; former JPL head oversaw dawn of space age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		PASADENA, Calif. — William H. Pickering, who as director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the dawn of the space age oversaw the launch of the first U.S. satellite, has died, lab officials said Tuesday.
		Pickering, who twice appeared on the cover of Time magazine, died of pneumonia Monday at his home in suburban La Canada Flintridge, JPL said.
		Pickering headed JPL, for decades the center for the robotic exploration of the solar system, from 1954 to 1976.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2004-03-17-obit-pickering_x.htm?POE=TECISVA (510 words)

	The Descendants of William Pickering and Mary Jane Anderson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		William Pickering born 1819, married 13 Jan 1844, Jane Fyfe, born 1826, died 9 Jun 1884.
		David Pickering born 1822, Clinton, Prince Edward Is, Canada, married (1) 5 May 1853, Grace Tuplin, born 1831, (daughter of Reuben Tuplin) died 27 Nov 1870, married (2) 1874, Ellen Adams, born 5 Oct 1842, (daughter of William Adams and Jane Pickering) died 1893, buried: Margate Cemetery, Prince Edward, Canada.
		William Pickering born 13 Dec 1823, married Maria Ellen L. Marks, born ca 14 Jan 1850, (daughter of William Marks and Christian Whitehead) died 1921.
	www.islandregister.com /pickering1.html (1247 words)

	Pickering Barn - Issaquah Buildings & Sites
		The land surrounding the barn was purchased from earlier homesteaders by Washington territorial governor William Pickering in 1867.
		Though the barn is adjacent to the large Pickering Place commercial and retail center, the land to the immediate south and east of the barn is an undeveloped wetlands area, and includes one of widest and most pristine sections of Issaquah Creek.
		William Pickering Sr., the Fifth Territorial Governor, purchases the farm and his son William Pickering Jr.
	www.issaquahhistory.org /sites/pickering.htm (1149 words)

	Pickering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Pickering store, next to their home, was well known and sold newspapers, cigars, candy and stationary, as well as postcards and photographic supplies.
		Pickering depict street scenes and village events, such as parades on East Broadway and on Old Northern Blvd., and are the best visual record of what life was like in Roslyn in the early 20th century.
		Pickering's photos were donated by family members, especially Annie Pickering Buck, to the library's Local History Collection, where they are utilized by a wide variety of researchers and are preserved for future generations.
	www.nassaulibrary.org /bryant/Localhist/Pickering.htm (400 words)

	Obituary: William Pickering Independent, The (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		WILLIAM PICKERING was one of the pioneers of America's space programme, the inspirational driving force behind Nasa's first successful satellite launch and the programme of robotic exploration that eventually sent automated probes to eight of the nine planets in our solar system.
		Pickering directed the JPL effort, which, in just 83 days, provided the 14kg satellite, a network of tracking stations and the upper stages of the Jupiter-C rocket that lofted Explorer 1 into orbit on 31 January 1958.
		Pickering later described the seemingly interminable wait for confirmation that the satellite had successfully entered orbit.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040320/ai_n12774651 (915 words)

	Pickering & Chatto company history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Pickering and Chatto Publishers is one of the oldest book businesses in England.
		After William Pickering’s death, the business was carried on by his son, Basil Montagu Pickering; on his death, in 1878, it was purchased by "old Mr Chatto’, one of the founding partners of Chatto and Windus.
		We have also adopted the motto William Pickering used for his 1825 edition of Francis Bacon’s "Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning".
	www.pickeringchatto.com /HTML/aboutus.htm (284 words)

	Nexus Research Group - The NASA connection
		William Hayward Pickering was born in Mount Victoria, Wellington in 1910.
		Pickering was invited to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 1944.
		Congratulated by His Majesty, the Emporer of Japan, Dr Pickering was named a Japan Laureate in 1994, "For inspirational leadership in unmanned lunar and planetary exploration, and for pioneering achievements in the development of spacecraft and deep space communications".
	www.nexusresearchgroup.com /space_expl/pickering.htm (1200 words)

	Pickering, William Henry - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		PICKERING, WILLIAM HENRY [Pickering, William Henry] 1858-1938, American astronomer, b.
		Pickering discovered (1899) the ninth satellite of Saturn, called Phoebe, and also announced (1905) the finding of a tenth satellite, which was not confirmed until 1967.
		Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Senior VP for International Relations, Boeing Company to Speak at Chicago Council on Foreign Relations.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-pickrngw1h1.html (278 words)

	William Hayward Pickering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE (December 24, 1910—March 15, 2004) was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976.
		William Hayward Pickering is not to be confused with William Henry Pickering, an astronomer from an earlier era.
		Pickering is one of the few non-politicians to have appeared on the cover of Time twice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Hayward_Pickering (568 words)

	William Hayward Pickering
		Pickering was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and grew up in the province of Marlborough.
		Then in 1944 Pickering began his long, distinguished career at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; he became its director in 1954 and led it through the decades of the Cold War and the space race.
		It was Pickering, said Charles Elachi, the current JPL director, “who made the critical move in the late 1950s to have JPL do more than building the rocket—build what’s on top of the rocket.
	pr.caltech.edu /periodicals/EandS/articles/LXVII1/pickering.html (986 words)

	Robyn's Relative Research - Person Page 61
		George William Pickering appeared on the 1851 Census in the household of Richard Pickering at 10 West Street, Bermondsey, Surrey, England, and Mary Ann Heilbronn, Richard John Pickering, William Joseph Pickering, Mary Anna Pickering, Louisa Pickering, Edwin Pickering, Adeline Heilbronn Pickering and Emma Pickering lived in the same house.
		She married William Boundy, son of George Boundy and Maria Eliza Brown, on 19 August 1939 at Shire Hall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
		William Boundy was born on 25 September 1901 at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
	www.robalsmith.id.au /dbase/p61.htm (2931 words)

	RSNZ: Sir William Hayward Pickering
		William Hayward Pickering was born in Roxburgh Street, Wellington on Christmas Eve 1910.
		As Sir William said in a 1993 lecture: "It was only the beeping reality of Sputnik that suddenly made the threat of intercontinental atomic warfare with ballistic rockets more than a science fiction story." Explorer I was small, only 203cm long with the rocket, and 15cm in diameter.
		The medal will be awarded for the first time in 2004 to a person who, while in New Zealand, has through design, development or invention performed innovative work the results of which have been significant in their influence and recognition both nationally and internationally, or which have led to significant commercial success.
	www.rsnz.org /awards/pickering/obituary.php (931 words)

	nzgirl - William Pickering - Rocket Man
		Pickering initially became involved with the Lab through his studies into telemetry, the science of radio control.
		Working with Pickering were cosmic ray expert from the University of Iowa, Dr James Van Allen, and Dr Wernher von Braun, the German rocket scientist who was the mastermind behind the deadly V2 rocket that devastated London during World War II.
		Pickering, Van Allen and von Braun drove through the windswept, deserted streets between the Pentagon and the National Academy of Sciences knowing the importance of what they had achieved, but uncertain about how much interest, outside of scientific circles, it would generate.They needn’t have been concerned.
	www.nzgirl.co.nz /articles/365 (1241 words)

	Families of North Carolina . . . - Person Page 72 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		He was the son of William Pickering and Emma R Peed.
		During 1861, Josephus Pickering enlisted in Company I, 4th Regiment, NC State Troops, to serve in the armies of the Confederacy during the War Between the States.
		She was the daughter of William Pickering and Emma R Peed.
	home.earthlink.net /~rjfamily/data/nc/p72.htm (575 words)

	Pickering, William - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		William H. Pickering, Former Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dies.
		William Pickering, key U.S. figure in space race, dead at 93
		Leading space pioneer Sir William Pickering dead at 93.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-pickrngw.html (160 words)

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