Concord, Massachusetts
1925 - 2014
Battin, Richard Horace (Dick) Loving husband, father, grandfather, engineer, applied mathematician and educator – died peacefully on February 8, 2014 at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA. Dick was born on March 3, 1925 to Martha Scheu and Horace L. Battin in Atlantic City, NJ. He developed and led...
Read MoreSaddened by the news of the loss of a genius who came up with techniques that helped mankind guide its way to the moon and beyond. You will be sadly and deeply missed in Aerospace community. RIP Richard Battin.
July 01, 2015
Mi sentido homenaje a un hombre esencial para la civilización
Miguel Angel Perez Alvarez
June 10, 2014 | Mexico, NM
Saddened by the passing away of legendary of Guidance Navigation and Control. RIP Dr. Battin, we will carry forward your legacy.-
Vinod Kumar
May 01, 2014 | Bangalore
Dr. Battin was my beloved professor at MIT and I am proud to have him in my PhD committee. I will continue to have a fond memory of him as a great teacher and mentor. His approach to Astrodynamics is unique and inspirational, as was the man himself.
Tiauw Go
March 12, 2014 | West Melbourne, FL
Still a faithful follower in 2012
Dick Battin was a mentor and good friend to all of us who worked on GN&C at the Lab. What a thrill to see him at MIT's celebration in 2009, still teaching.
February 15, 2014
I read with profound sadness today of the passing of Professor Battin. As one of his many ex-students here at NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory, I know that he will be greatly missed by many across this country and around the world. It is with great fondness that I will remember him, his lectures, his Apollo stories and his love of Gauss. My greatest sympathies to the Battin family. Very respectfully, Michael G. Wilson (SM '87).
Michael Wilson
February 14, 2014 | Pasadena, CA
Sympathies from one of your many appreciative students. Hope you are catching up with Euler, Gauss, and other noteds that you brought to life for us.
Al Cangahuala
February 11, 2014
RIP Dick Battin
A great man in the GNC and Astrodynamics communities.
Craig McLaughlin
February 10, 2014 | Lawrence, KS
Dr. Battin was an inspiration to all of us who dedicated our lives to the manned space program, starting out as students in the 1970s.
Michael Hough
February 10, 2014 | Andover, MA