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Charles Stark Draper (born October 2, 1901) is often referred to as "the father of inertial navigation." Born in Windsor, Missouri, he attended the University of Missouri in 1917, Stanford University, California in 1919, and MIT in 1922. While at MIT, he founded the Instrumentation Laboratory in the 1930s, later spun off as The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.

Draper invented and developed the technology used in aircraft, space vehicles, and submarines which allows such vehicles to sense changes in direction by using gyroscopes and similar devices. A pioneering figure in the aircraft engineering field, he also contributed to the Apollo space program with his knowledge of guidance systems.

The Draper Prize is a prominent prize in engineering devoted to the memory of Charles Stark Draper. Charles Stark Draper's Stark relatives were rather prominent in his Missouri birthplace and include his cousin Gov. Lloyd C. StarkLloyd Crow Stark ( November 23, 1886 September 17, 1972) was a Governor of the U. state of Missouri. He was a Democrat. Stark was born near Louisiana, Missouri. He was a major in the U. Army during World War I. He served as the Governor of Missouri from 1.

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