Celebrating 100 Years of Technical Excellence

LEGACY & IMPACT

Hall of Innovators

The National Technical Association recognizes the contributions of pioneering engineers,
scientists, and technologists who advanced both their professions and the nation.

Featured Innovators:

Charles Sumner Duke

Founder and visionary civil engineer who created the National Technical Association in 1926.

George Carruthers

NASA astrophysicist and inventor whose ultraviolet telescope traveled to the moon aboard Apollo missions.

Katherine Johnson

Legendary NASA mathematician whose calculations helped launch America into space.

Hall of Innovators

1926
NTA founded by Charles Sumner Duke
1950s–1960s
Members contribute to early aerospace and infrastructure development.
1969
NASA missions supported by scientists including George Carruthers and Katherine Johnson.
2026
NTA celebrates 100 years of technical excellence.

Archival Library

The NTA archive preserves a century of technical leadership including:

  • historic newsletters
  • research publications
  • conference proceedings
  • Research collaboration
  • photographs
  • oral histories