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be able to deliver everything we promised, we could
submit our plan, lay a schedule against it, as well as an
estimated cost and perform on a “best efforts basis.”
Certainly, he had some thoughts and plans that we could
describe in our proposal to try and win this sucker.
This was simply beyond his ability to understand. He
could not even write a treatise on how metal crystal
structure might be synthesized to meet some basic
program objectives.
Bottom Line: We Did Not Deliver A Proposal!
Ultimately this scientist quit and went back to teaching,
thank God.
Ultimately, most the scientists escaped and found work
with research institutions or universities. We did not
notice their departure, except for one or two that really
enjoyed the bite of engineering accomplishment.