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===1985-1930===
 
===1985-1930===
 
[[Image:JackNorthrop.jpg‎ ‎ |thumb|150px| A young Jack Northrop.]]
 
[[Image:JackNorthrop.jpg‎ ‎ |thumb|150px| A young Jack Northrop.]]
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Jack Northrop was born into a poor family in New Jersey in 1985. His family moved first to Nebraska, and then in 1904 to Santa Barbara, California. <ref> http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/Northrop/Aero40.htm</ref> His formal education consisted a high school diploma that he received well living in Santa Barbara, California. In school he enjoyed studying [[aviation]], [[chemistry]], [[math]] and [[mechanical]] [[drawing]]. Through his classes and time spent practicing, he learned to be an architectural draftsmen. In 1916, Northrop's town become home to the flying enthusiasts Allan and Malcolm Loughead, who were the founders of [[Alco Hydro-Aeroplane], an aviation company. The brothers were looking to hire a draftsman for their company and at the age of twenty Northrop took the job.  
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Jack Northrop was born into a poor family in New Jersey in 1985. His family moved first to Nebraska, and then in 1904 to Santa Barbara, California. <ref> http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/Northrop/Aero40.htm</ref> His formal education consisted a high school diploma that he received well living in Santa Barbara, California. In school he enjoyed studying [[aviation]], [[chemistry]], [[math]] and [[mechanical drawing]]. Through his classes and time spent practicing, he learned to be an architectural draftsmen. In 1916, Northrop's town become home to the flying enthusiasts Allan and Malcolm Loughead, who were the founders of Alco Hydro-Aeroplane, an aviation company. The brothers were looking to hire a draftsman for their company and at the age of twenty Northrop took the job.  
    
===1930-1945===
 
===1930-1945===
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