Robert H. BendarzewskiAerospace engineer, inventor, consultant
Born Russia, Mar. 17, 1918; married Alexandra Gardenin; children: Anna, Elizabeth.
Education: Polytechnic Institute, Warsaw, Poland; Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (BME), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
Career: General Motor Institute engineer at Aerojet; automation business (tennis racquets); Hughes Helicopter; consultant, Aerospace and NASA.
Languages: Polish, German, English.
Author: Few patents, aerospace research; R and D in composites.
Military: Home Army, Uprising, Warsaw, 1944; prisoner of war (POW) Camp Lamsdorf.
Member of: Association Professional Engineers.
Resident: Poland, 1923; Germany, 1944; USA from 1947.
From: "Polish Americans in California, vol. II." National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs & Polish American Historical Association. California 1995.