Dean Roden Chapman (8 March 1922 – 4 October 1995) was a mechanical engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and at Stanford University.
He left government service in 1980 to join the faculty at Stanford University.
At the time of his death from cancer at age 73, he was Professor Emeritus of the Department of Aeronautics and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University.
He is also remembered for his research and controversial theories on the origin of tektites.
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