John Leith Potter

  • Vanderbilt University

    John L. Potter was leader in aerospace engineering

    John Leith Potter, internationally known as a pioneer in the aerodynamics of jet fighters, rockets and spacecraft, died July 20 in Homewood, Ala. He was 87. The chief designer of a unique, highly successful wind tunnel for studies of rarefied hypersonic flow, Potter was invited to give the review lecture… Read More

    Jul. 30, 2010