Edward Carroll Stone (January 23, 1936 – June 9, 2024) was an American space scientist, professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology, and director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

[4] Stone's began astrophysics research in 1961, working on cosmic-ray experiments carried by Discoverer satellites.

[6] He has also served as director of the Caltech Space Radiation Laboratory, and as vice president for Astronomical Facilities.

[8] In 1972, Stone became project scientist for the Voyager missions to the outer Solar System.

[11] In 2022, Stone retired from project scientist of the Voyager missions, after holding the role for 50 years.