Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History explained

The Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History, also known as the Lindbergh Chair, is a one-year senior fellowship hosted by the U.S. National Air and Space Museum (NASM), to assist a scholar in the research and composition of a book about aerospace history. Named for the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, the position is competitive: one experienced scholar is selected each year from multiple applicants worldwide. Up to $100,000 is granted to the winner.^[1]

The Lindbergh Chair is one of four research fellowships administered by NASM within the Smithsonian Institution: the others are the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Fellowship, the A. Verville Fellowship, and the Postdoctoral Earth and Planetary Sciences Fellowship.^[2] Announced in 1977 at the 50th anniversary of Lindbergh's famous solo flight,^[3] 1978 was the first year that the Lindbergh Chair was occupied—British aviation historian Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith was selected as the first recipient.

Each Lindbergh Chair application is judged relative to the suitability of its proposal, the scholarly record of the applicant, the availability of relevant museum staff advisors knowledgeable on the proposed topic, whether the NASM can provide the specific resources,^[2] and the applicability of the proposal to NASM's work-in-progress series. The winner is expected to reside in the Washington, D.C., area for nine months to a year, the academic year generally starting in September and ending by the following August. He or she is also expected to take part in discussions with museum staff and to attend professional seminars and colloquia.^[4] Along with access to primary research materials, the winner is given the use of an office, a phone and a computer.^[4]

Past winners

Year	Awardee	Topic	Published result
1978		Wright brothers
1979	[5]	U.S. aviation in World War II	The Dragon's Teeth?: The Creation of United States Air Power for World War II. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982
1980
1981	[6]	Airlines	Airlines of the USA since 1914
1982
1983
1984	[7]
1985
1986	[8]	History of aerodynamics
1987
1988	[9]	History of the lift jet
1989
1990
1991
1992	[10]
1993
1994
1995
1996	[11]
1997	[12]
1998	[13]	American space program	Space and the American Imagination, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998
1999	[14]	US Navy aviation of the 1950s
2000	[15]	Women in space	Almost Heaven: The Story of Women in Space New York: Basic Books, 2003 (Second edition: MIT Press, 2006)
2001	[16]	Jet engines
2002	[17]	Aviation technology in American boys' series books, 1905 - 1950	a) Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight. Fort Worth: TCU Press, 2006. b) From Birdwomen to Skygirls: American Girls' Aviation Stories. Fort Worth: TCU Press, 2009.
2003	[18]
2004	[19]	Space policy	American hegemony and the postwar reconstruction of science in Europe. MIT Press, 2006
2005	[20]
2006	[21]
2007	[22]	Space exploration
2008	[23]	Space policy and history
2009
2010	[24]
2011	[25]
2012
2013
2015	[26]	Collaboration of artists, engineers, & scientists through Apollo era
2017	[27]	The development of satellite servicing -- design features, tools, procedures, training, tests, and evaluation.	Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention. MIT Press, 2019
2019	[28]	Planetizing Earth: Outer Space and the Making of a Global Age, 1972–1990
2021	Mick Broderick[29]	Cultural and media representation of U.S. ballistic missiles 1957-1966
2022

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History . Get Involved: Internships & Fellowships . . May 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606130914/http://www.nasm.si.edu/getinvolved/fellow/lindfellow.cfm . June 6, 2011 .
2. Web site: National Air and Space Museum Research Fellowships . Get Involved: Internships & Fellowships . . May 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110410065957/http://www.nasm.si.edu/getinvolved/fellow/index.cfm . April 10, 2011 .
3. Web site: National Air and Space Museum Press Kit: The Smithsonian and Flight . Press Room . National Air and Space Museum . May 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306040520/http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/pressroom/presskits/museumkit/siflight.cfm . March 6, 2012 .
4. Web site: General Instructions for Guggenheim, Verville, and Lindbergh Fellowship Applicants . Get Involved: Internships & Fellowships . . May 26, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726105205/http://www.nasm.si.edu/getinvolved/fellow/fellowapp_instructions.pdf . July 26, 2011 . dead .
5. Book: Kelsey, Benjamin S. . Benjamin S. Kelsey

   . The Dragon's Teeth?: The Creation of United States Air Power for World War II . Benjamin S. Kelsey . 1982 . Smithsonian Institution Press . 0-87474-574-8 . 7 .

6. Web site: R. E. G. (Ron) Davies Air Transport Collection 1910s-1980s . Smithsonian Institution . Collections . May 26, 2011.
7. Book: Anderson, John David . The airplane, a history of its technology . AIAA . 289 . 1-56347-525-1 . 2002.
8. Web site: John D. Anderson, Jr., PhD . First Flight Foundation . Soaring 100 . May 26, 2011.
9. Web site: Professor John Fozard, O.B.E. . Fozard.info . Daily Telegraph . London . May 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816163138/http://fozard.info/professor-john-fozard.html . August 16, 2011 .
10. Web site: Speakers and honorary degree recipient bios: Roger E. Bilstein, Ph.D. . Doane College . Commencement 2009 . May 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210227/http://www.americanstudies.ualberta.ca/Fellows.cfm . July 6, 2011 .
11. Web site: William M. Leary . Obits For Life . Obituary . May 26, 2011.
12. Web site: Dr. Williamson Murray . . About Us: Charter: People . May 26, 2011.
13. Web site: Howard E. McCurdy . American University . CV . May 26, 2011.
14. Web site: AU Professor Named Lindbergh Scholar at Air & Space Museum . Auburn University . News . McCoy . Janet L. . October 7, 1999 . May 26, 2011.
15. Web site: Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles . Yale University . History Faculty . May 26, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104125308/http://www.yale.edu/history/faculty/kevles_b.html . November 4, 2011 . dead .
16. Web site: Curriculum Vitae . Roger Launius . Roger Launius's Blog . May 26, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110817224236/http://history.camden.rutgers.edu/faculty/Scranton/Scranton.html . August 17, 2011 . dead .
17. Web site: Kudos . . TCU magazine . Winter 2002 . May 26, 2011.
18. Web site: Philip Scranton . Rutgers University . History Department Faculty . May 26, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110817224236/http://history.camden.rutgers.edu/faculty/Scranton/Scranton.html . August 17, 2011 . dead .
19. Web site: John Krige . Emory University . Science & Society . May 26, 2011.
20. Web site: James Rodger Fleming . Colby College . CV . May 26, 2011.
21. Web site: Smith, Robert . Alberta Institute for American Studies . Fellows . May 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210227/http://www.americanstudies.ualberta.ca/Fellows.cfm . July 6, 2011 .
22. News: NASA trying to bring magic to Mars mission . February 10, 2008 . SF Gate . Washington Post . Kaufman . Marc . May 26, 2011 .
23. Web site: John M. Logsdon: Charles A. Lindbergh Chair Aerospace History . . Biography . May 26, 2011.
24. Web site: Prof Roy Macleod . . Biography . May 26, 2011.
25. Web site: Hugh Slotten . . Department of Media, Film and Communication . May 26, 2011.
26. Web site: McCray named Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum . . Department of History . August 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030600/http://www.history.ucsb.edu/news/news.php?news_id=219 . September 24, 2015 . dead .
27. Web site: Former Astronaut and NOAA Administrator Kathy D. Sullivan Named National Air and Space Museum's Lindbergh Fellow. Smithsonian Institution. January 26, 2017 . December 5, 2019.
28. Web site: Prof. Alexander Geppert awarded Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History. Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, New York University. March 23, 2018.
29. Web site: Dr Mick Broderick. 2021-12-16. www.rmit.edu.au. en.