Wooldridge, Dean E

American engineer, co-founder of TRW in 1953, director of TRW STL 1962-on.

Dean E. Wooldridge was a member of the technical staff of Bell Telephone Laboratories from 1936-1946. He was co- director of the research and development labs of Hughes Aircraft Company from 1946-1951, rising through the directorship to become vice president for research and development, 1952-1953. He served as president and director of Ramo-Wooldridge Corp. from 1953-1958 and of Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge from 1958-1962, when be became director of the firm's Space Technology Labs.