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Ottavio Forte

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Ottavio Forte
NationalityItalian
Alma materNortheastern University, Boston University
Known forParticipation in the Apollo Missions
ChildrenPaolo and Carla
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, electrical engineering, spectroscopy
InstitutionsMIT

Ottavio Forte, is a physics professor at Boston College. From the City College of New York, he got a B.S. in electrical engineering; from Northeastern, he got an M.S. in electrical engineering, and in Boston University he got his MBA. He has worked for over 22 years at MIT's laboratories, including Draper Laboratory and Lincoln Laboratory. He is most well known for his guidance and landing systems for the Apollo, Poseidon and Trident missions.[1]

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  1. ^ "Ottavio Forte - About Us - Spectroscopy Group - Physics Department - Boston College". www.bc.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20.
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