Christian, John B.
unknown · Contribution: 1971-1974
Developed high-temperature, extreme-pressure synthetic greases and lubricants (polyol-ester and fluorinated-polysiloxane based) for high-speed aircraft and aerospace vehicles, performing from about -100F to 450F
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Impact on the world
Aerospace lubricants that function across extreme temperature ranges, used in high-speed/high-altitude aircraft and spacecraft applications.
Life & background
African-American materials chemist/engineer associated with U.S. Air Force aerospace-materials research; detailed biographical information is limited.
Sources
- U.S. patent record; 3,642,626; 3,814,689 (cited in later USPTO grease patents); Black-inventor references
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