Edward Curtis Wells (August 26, 1910 – July 1, 1986) was senior vice president and served on the board of directors of Boeing Company.
[1] He helped to design the Boeing 707, 747 and the B-17 Flying Fortress.
[4] Wells was born in Boise, Idaho, on August 26, 1910, and graduated from Grant High School in Portland, Oregon.
He attended Willamette University for two years then attended Stanford University[4] where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in engineering.
Wells joined Boeing Company's engineering staff in 1931 and was named Boeing's chief engineer in 1943.