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Walter Kohn

"During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes."

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"During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes."

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