Hugh Latimer Dryden was an American Aeronautical scientist who served as NASA Deputy Administrator from 1958 until his death seven years later. He led the development of the "Bat", a radar-homing guided bomb program during WWII. Dryden was born on July 2, 1898 in Pocomoke City, Maryland.  As a student, Dryden excelled in mathematics. He graduated from Baltimore City College, a High School, at the age of 14, and was the youngest student ever to graduate from that school. He was awarded the Peabody Prize for excellence in mathematics. With a scholarship, he was admitted to Johns Hopkins University and graduated with honors after only three years. He earned a M.S. in physics in 1916. His thesis was titled, "Airplanes: An Introduction to the Physical Principles Embodied in their Use." He received the National Medal Of Science in 1965. He died on December 2, 1965 in Washington, D.C.