John Stapp
| John Stapp | |
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Stapp in his Air Force uniform
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| Born | John Paul Stapp July 11, 1910 Bahia, Brazil |
| Died | November 13, 1999 (aged 89) Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| Resting place |
Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso, Texas |
| Residence | Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| Citizenship |
 United States
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| Nationality | American |
| Fields |
Physics (Acceleration) Physician and Medicinal science |
| Alma mater |
Baylor University (B.A. 1931, M.A. 1932) University of Texas (Ph.D., 1940) University of Minnesota (M.D., 1944) |
| Known for | Study of deceleration on humans, Stapp's Law |
| Notable awards |
Elliott Cresson Medal (1973) Gorgas Medal (1957) |
Colonel John Paul Stapp (July 11, 1910 – November 13, 1999), M.D., Ph.D., was an American career U.S. Air Force officer, flight surgeon, physician, biophysicist, and pioneer in studying the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on humans. He was a colleague and contemporary of Chuck Yeager, and became known as "the fastest man on earth".
Born in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, Stapp was the eldest of four sons of Reverend and Mrs. Charles F. Stapp, Baptist missionaries. He studied in Texas at Brownwood High School in Brownwood and San Marcos Baptist Academy in San Marcos.
In 1931, Stapp received a bachelor's degree from Baylor University in Waco, an MA from Baylor in 1932, a PhD in Biophysics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1940, and an MD from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, in 1944. He interned for one year at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Stapp was later awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from Baylor University.
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