Michael R. Clifford made a career in technology at a time when the terms of that career were still being set.
The record lists Michael R. Clifford as American army officer and astronaut (1952–2021).
Michael R. Clifford was born at San Bernardino in 1952. His recorded nationality is the United States. He was educated at United States Military Academy and Georgia Tech.
The twentieth century made work collective, expensive and political, with consequences that reached well beyond the people doing it.
He worked as military officer and astronaut.
His affiliations include National Aeronautics and Space Administration and United States Military Academy.
Technology is judged by adoption: an invention nobody uses is a curiosity.
His work was formally recognised with the Legionnaire of Legion of Merit.
Working from the United States shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Michael R. Clifford died in 2021, aged 69. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Affiliated with National Aeronautics and Space Administration and United States Military Academy
- Educated at United States Military Academy, Georgia Tech and United States Naval Test Pilot School
- Worked as military officer and astronaut
