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Marvin Chodorow
Pages 52-57

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... , where he worked with Sigurd and Russell Varian, Ed Ginzton, Bill Hansen, Myrl Stearns, Don Snow, and Fred Salisbury. In 1948, this small group of engineers and physicists founded Varian Associates in Palo Alto, California.
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From page 54...
... Chodorow was a major contributor to the development of the klystron tube, a device that generates and amplifies highfrequency electromagnetic waves. Klystron tubes are essential components for radar systems, particle accelerators, satellite communications systems, and many medical devices.
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From page 55...
... "The linear accelerator and storage rings that are the heart of SLAC's research still today rely critically on the use of very high power klystrons," said current SLAC Director Jonathan Dorfan. "The legacy remains central to the success of accelerator research worldwide." Chodorow also worked in microwave acoustics and quantum electronics with professors Calvin Quate and Bertram A
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From page 56...
... "His colleagues, both in Applied Physics and beyond, had a deep affection for Marvin for his personal contributions to the lives of every person he touched." Professor Chodorow remained a consultant to Varian Associates from its founding until his retirement. One of the first companies in what was to become Silicon Valley, Varian specialized in manufacturing high-powered klystrons that enabled the research and development of linear accelerators around the world and the successful treatment of cancer through radiation.
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From page 57...
... He had a wonderful sense of humor. He is survived by his wife, Leah Ruth Turitz Chodorow, an active community leader, volunteer, and well-known gracious and beloved hostess; daughters, Nancy Julia Chodorow, a psychoanalyst, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Joan Elizabeth Chodorow, an actress, of Venice, California; and two grandchildren, Rachel Chodorow-Reich of Oakland, California, and Gabriel ChodorowReich of Washington, D.C.
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