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Maj. Robert Lawrence Jr. graduated from the Englewood Technical Preparatory Academy in 1952 at age 16. At 20, he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1956 from Bradley University in Peoria
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His death in a jet crash prevented him from flying out of Earth’s atmosphere, but Maj. Robert Lawrence Jr. continues to inspire scientists.
Maj. Robert Lawrence Jr. was an Englewood, Ohio, native whose contributions to the U.S. Air Force and NASA helped young scholars achieve their dreams in science.