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"My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue."
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"My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue."


"Somewhere in that 20-year period, I would assume that there will be some basically new approach that will begin to cut into it, but it's got a long time."


"It was really a very small company when I started and it changed very rapidly during those first periods."


"How are we doing in the electronics field as opposed to, you know, we hear how advanced the Japanese are? Do you think we're still pretty competitive? Oh, yes."


"The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that, but I think the dedication of this building would have to go toward the top of the list."


"They were the largest semiconductor maker in the world up until about 1980. I'm not sure that that can be re-gained again, but their progress in the last few years has been very impressive."


"I think it's doing very well. I'm pleased to see the concentration on semiconductors. I think this will help."


"Well, it's very dangerous to project, but it's clear that the existing technology has some more years to go."
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