Norman Goldstone dies at 86; engineer saved Watts Towers
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 00:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The former aerospace engineer devised and directed the 1959 stress test that saved the landmark from the wrecking ball.Norman J. "Bud" Goldstone, a former aerospace engineer who devised and directed the 1959 stress test that saved the Watts Towers from the wrecking ball by proving that the world-famous landmark was structurally sound and safe, has died. He was 86.