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Wojciech Rostafinski
Wojciech Rostafiński (b. 1921 in Warsaw) codename "Masłowski" was a Polish soldier of Armia Krajowa during World War II, former scientist working for NASA.
In 1944 Rostafiński took part in the Warsaw Uprising as a member of Szare Szeregi (Gray Ranks-Boy Scouts) "Rygiel" Group.
For his bravery during the Uprising, Rostafiński was awarded the order of Virtuti Militari.
In 1953 Rostafiński moved to USA. He was manager of advanced research projects at NASA Lewis Research Center in Cleveland Ohio, contributed to the theory of aeronautics and applied mathematics, listed in Scientific Citation Index.
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