Ottavio Forte

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| nationality = Italian

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| field = Physics, electrical engineering, spectroscopy

| work_institutions = MIT

| alma_mater = Northeastern University, Boston University

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| known_for = Participation in the Apollo Missions

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| children = Paolo and Carla

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Ottavio Forte, is a physics professor at Boston College. From the City College of New York, he got a B.S. in electrical engineering; from Northeastern, he got an M.S. in electrical engineering, and in Boston University he got his MBA. He has worked for over 22 years at MIT's laboratories, including Draper Laboratory and Lincoln Laboratory. He is most well known for his guidance and landing systems for the Apollo, Poseidon and Trident missions.{{cite web |url=http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/physics/spectroscopy/aboutus/forte.html |title=Ottavio Forte - About Us - Spectroscopy Group - Physics Department - Boston College |website=www.bc.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920073253/http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/physics/spectroscopy/aboutus/forte.html |archive-date=2015-09-20}}