Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index John Paul Stapp (1910-1999), was an American medical doctor and Air Force officer. Dr. Stapp was an authority on vehicle safety. Dr. Stapp was born in Bahai, Brazil, to missionary parents. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Baylor University; a doctorate in Biophysics from the University of Texas; and a medical degree from the University of Minnesota. Stapp received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Baylor University. While serving in the Air Force, Dr. Stapp participated in 'the deceleration project' to test the ability of the human body to withstand acceleration and deceleration. Many recommendations concerning the development of seats, harnesses, and other safety equipment resulted from his experiments. Dr. Stapp died at his home in Alamagordo, NM, Nov. 13, 1999. See also: Murphy's law References Air Force Museum web site National Aviation Hall of Fame web site Encyclopedia Austronautica This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.