"At Tobe Rutherford's – Tobe, Philo III, Rem" 8/25/76 Side 1., 1976

Item — track: 29

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Scope and Contents

They talk about Phil flying east to make a presentation to Bell Labs and the difficulty that cross-country flights had at the time. Pem says there was a storm that forced them to land and take part of the trip by train. It's not entirely clear whether they are saying that this is what happened, but they talk about passengers being brought along on mail planes for a period of time.
They talk about Bell Labs, who were interested in Phil's work and had increased cesium sensitivity dramatically in one of their products. This was important because cesium was difficult to obtain.
Tobe tells a story about Phil leaving for a week and while he was gone everyone in the lab was fired.
Tobe says he was laid off for about a month after this and that it was the longest he was ever laid off.
Tobe tells a story about Phil's fixing a major problem and how surprised they were that he was able to solve it rather simply.
Tobe talks about Phil's belief that everyone he hired was working with him, not for him. He also says that they were not worried about layoffs partly because of Phil's attitude and ability to lead them.

Dates

1976

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material in English.

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