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This book is written by the second director of this program, ben rich. The author describes the varied events that occurred and projects that were undertaken at lockheeds aerospace development wing. Its highbeta configuration, which implies that the ratio of plasma pressure to magnetic pressure is greater than or equal to 1 compared to tokamak designs 0. Clarence leonard kelly johnson february 27, 1910 december 21, 1990 was an american aeronautical and systems engineer. As recounted by ben rich, the operations brilliant boss for nearly two decades, the story of lockheed. I still remember my second interview where i asked my soontobe boss what i would be working on. Lockheed martin public relations office, you will not get inside. From the narrative you get a really good feel for the culture of the place and why it was so successful.
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