Definition of Pickering, William Hayward in English:
Pickering, William Hayward
proper nounˈpɪkərɪŋˈpɪk(ə)rɪŋ
(1910–2004), New Zealand-born American engineer, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology 1954–76. During his directorate the laboratory launched America's first satellite, Explorer I (1958), and several unmanned probes to the moon and planets.
Definition of Pickering, William Hayward in US English:
Pickering, William Hayward
proper nounˈpik(ə)riNGˈpɪk(ə)rɪŋ
(1910–2004), US engineer, born in Australia; director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology 1954–76. During his directorate the JPL launched the US’s first satellite, Explorer I, in 1958.