"Dr. William H. Pickering, JPL/NASA Photo"@en . . "Bill Pickering (rocket scientist)"@en . . . . . . "1910-12-24"^^ . "Wellington, New Zealand"@en . "Flintridge, California"@en . "United States, New Zealand"@en . . . . . . "Space aeronautics pioneering"@en . . . . "William Hayward \"Bill\" Pickering (24 December 1910 \u2013 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand-born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. Pickering was also a founding member of the United States National Academy of Engineering."@en . . "20040615052301"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Anglo-Saxon"@en . . . . "2004-03-15"^^ . "20040605062737"^^ . . "William Hayward Pickering"@en . . "William Hayward \"Bill\" Pickering (24 December 1910 \u2013 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand-born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. Pickering was also a founding member of the United States National Academy of Engineering."@en . "United States, New Zealand"@en . . . . . . .