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Jerry K. Cline
What do you get when an aging Old West lawman of the 19th century and a gentile Southern lady of the 20th century have a love child that is put up for adoption and raised by a high spirited couple ...view moreWhat do you get when an aging Old West lawman of the 19th century and a gentile Southern lady of the 20th century have a love child that is put up for adoption and raised by a high spirited couple from East Texas via the Oklahoma Indian Territory? The author, Jerry K. Cline
Dr. Jerry Cline is a professional mathematician. He obtained a B.A. and M.S. degrees in mathematics from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and earned a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Purdue University in 1967. After 29 years with the McDonnell Douglas Corporation (now The Boeing Company) in St. Louis, MO, he retired in 1996 as head of the Operations Analysis Department in the Engineering Division.
During his career at McDonnell Douglas, Dr. Cline worked on numerous missile and space programs, including the Tomahawk Cruise Missile, Harpoon Antiship Missile, The Galileo Mission to Jupiter, and the Viking Mission to Mars. As part of a sub-contract with Rockwell International (also now The Boeing Company), Jerry had the technical responsibility for the dynamic analysis of the Shuttle Orbiter/External Tank separation during the ascent trajectory.
Dr. Cline held an appointment as a member of the adjunct mathematics faculty at Washington University in St. Louis from 1967 to 2004. Over those 37 years, he taught various evening courses including Calculus, Advanced Calculus, Ordinary Differential Equations, Complex Variables and Partial Differential Equations.
In retirement, Jerry continues to live in St. Louis with Phyllis, his wife of 22 years. He has two successful sons, Jeff and Steve, two talented daughters-in-law, and three granddaughters. He is blessed with many friends across the country. His recreational passions are bridge and golf. Jerry and Phyllis spend part of each winter in South Carolina among some of Phyllis’ friends and relatives. His life is good.view less
Books by Jerry K. Cline
Born and Raised: An American Story of Adoption Born and Raised: An American Story of Adoption Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings