Andrzej K. Gorski
Engineer
Born Mar. 4, 1921, Poznan, Poland; son of Witold and Maria (Rozwadowska); married Danuta (Lgocka).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Washington State University, Pullman, 1952; Baruch School of of Business, New York City, 1959; Los Angeles State University (CA), 1963.
Career: test pilot, Royal Air Force (RAF), Aston Down (United Kingdom), 1947-48; reliability engineering manager, Autonetics Division North American Aviation, Anaheim (CA), 1960-66; reliability assurance manager, General Precision Laboratories, Pleasantville (NY), 1968-71; senior reliability engineer, Consolidated Edison of New York (NY), 1973-84. Retired. Prof., Air Travel Control and English language instructor, Polish Air Force Academy, Deblin (Poland), 1993 -.
Author: pioneer, constructor test pilot of hang gliders, (descriptions in Smithsonian Institution), 1970-73; various articles and lectures on theory of probability; The Art of Logical Bidding (bridge manual).
Member of: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); Polish Assistance - Polska Bratnia Pomoc; Polish Air Force Veterans Association.
Honors: Cross of Valor, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom), 1945; Combatant's Cross, Polish Consul General, New York City, 1990; listed in Who's Who in the World, 1988.
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, Air Forces, Division 300, bomber-pilot, ensign, 1942-49
Languages: Polish, English, French
Hobbies: flying, bridge, skiing
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996