Philip Dalton

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Lt. Philip Dalton (1903 - 25 July 1941[1]) was a United States Military Scientist. Dalton is best known for his invention of several slide-rule flight computers the most famous being the E-6B.[2]

[edit] Invention

As a graduate of Cornell University and serving as a US Naval Reserve Pilot, Dalton took an interest in slide-rule flight computers. His first models were designed in the early 1930's but it was not until 1932 that the first revision of the E-6B, originally known as the "Dalton Dead Reckoning Computer", came into existence.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Charleston Gazette - Friday, July 25, 1941. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
  2. ^ a b Historical Trivia: The Dalton E-6B Flight Computer. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.


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