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In d e x 143 internal friction of metals, 26–27, 27n44 metallurgical research, 14, 25–27, 34 plastic deformation of metals, 25, 27 solid-state physics research, 110 Fusfeld, Herbert I., 27n44 GBU–15 glide bombs, 98 GBU–89 mine dispensers, 98 General Dynamics Corporation, 61n77, 101. See also Convair Division. General Electric Company, 29, 48, 56, 63, 87, 90n69 General Motors, 13n9, 56 Geophysics, 71, 92 Glenn L. Martin Company, 13n9, 70n9 Goodyear Aerospace Corporation, 44 Greater Underwater Propulsive Power (GUPPY), 64 Griffiss Air Force Base, N.Y. See Rome Air Development Center. GUPPY. See Greater Underwater Propulsive Power. Hahn, Otto, 62 Harpers Ferry Armory, Va., 11n2 High-energy X-rays, 14, 22, 30–31 High-speed computing, 51–52, 63, 103 High-velocity aircraft rocket (HVAR), 49–50 Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., 9, 72, 82, 83n47, 89–90, 90n66 Holy Moses rocket, 49–50 Honest John rocket, 23, 29 Honeywell, 103–04 Huntsville Arsenal, Ala., 13n6, 22n33 Hustler bomber, 83–84 HVAR. See High-velocity aircraft rocket. Hydrodynamics, 41, 42n14, 58, 60, 61–62, 64, 89 Industrial firms avionics research, 93 awarding of research contracts to, 82 ballistic missile testing, 89, 89n63 diversification into defense-related fields, 5–6 diversification into electronics and missile fields, 13n9 electronics research, 90n69 in-house R&D function development, 13, 36 manufacturing capacity increase during World War II, 5 Naval Ordnance Test Station seeks advice from, 46–47 outsourcing of weapons production to, 12–13, 34 pilot assistance system collaboration, 103–04 production decline during the depression, 6n10 reasons for reliance on, 3–5
144 so u R c e s o f we a p o n sy s T e m s In n o v a T Io n In T h e depaR TmenT o f defense Industrial firms (Continued) separation of R&D from production, 15n12 See also specific firms. Ionospheric physics, 92, 92n75 J57 jet engine, 96–97 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 22n33, 45n25 Jet propulsion research AEDC and, 96–97, 106–07 David Taylor Model Basin and, 62–64 German jet propulsion laboratory reassembly, 85–86 Keirn, Brig. Gen. Donald, 79–80 Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. See Special Weapons Center. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, 48, 63–64 Laser weapon systems, 98–99, 106 Lauritsen, Charles, 45, 45n25, 46 LeMay, Maj. Gen. Curtis, 77 Little John rocket, 29 Lockheed, 13n9, 103 M1 rifle, 35, 35n64 M8 rocket, 22 M14 rifle, 35, 35n64 Manhattan Project, 63, 67 Marine Engineering Laboratory, 61, 64n84, 65n85 Marine Physics Laboratory, 59 Martin-Marietta, 103–04 Matador missile, 22 Materiel Division, 73, 73n13, 74n18 McCook Field, Ohio. See Airplane Engineering Department. McDonnell-Douglas, 97, 101, 101n94, 103 McNamara, Robert, 7, 19, 34, 35, 70–71 Medical Department, 12n4 Mercury program, 96 Metallurgy contributions of research in, 14 dislocation theory, 25, 27 ferrous metallurgy research, 24 high-strength, temperature-resistant alloy development, 101 internal friction of metals, 25–26, 27, 27n44 ordnance development research, 28 plastic deformation of metals, 25, 27 postwar R&D, 23–28 problem solving by Bureau of Ships, 40
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