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ROBERT C. SEAMANS, JR.
Pages 258-263

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... Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 258 3/23/10 3:42:35 PM
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... As part of his doctoral work, he assisted Charles Stark Draper, a pioneer in gyroscope guidance, in developing tracking systems that enabled Navy ships to target enemy planes. Those systems were later used for missile navigation and eventually to guide Apollo astronauts to the Moon.
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... "Each task had its particular objectives, its manpower needs, its time schedule, and its complex interrelationship with many other tasks." With his trademark attention to detail and his ability to cut problems down to size, he tackled the most daunting tasks. Colleagues commented that he had a remarkable ability to get to the essence of things and could take complicated issues and make difficult Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 260 3/23/10 3:42:35 PM
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... The Air Force had to phase in programs in such a way that excessive peak demands on the budget were avoided. Because it was impossible to predict future threats or the technological innovations that would be required, Seamans argued that the Air Force should provide development options from which it could select necessary procurement programs.
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... Nixon credited Seamans with keeping the Air Force modernization program costs very close to projected estimates and for creating an environment in which people serving in the Air Force believed they could realize their potential. In 1974, President Gerald R
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... He and his wife, Eugenia, recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. Immediately before his death, he was still playing tennis and looking forward to voyages on his refurbished 45 foot Bristol sailboat.
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