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Frederick Johnson Hooven
Pages 200-205

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... Many people believe it was this less sophisticated navigation capability that caused her to overfly her destination and become lost. Of his invention, Hooven said: "It was my own idea and it completely clominatecl the scene for that kind of crevice for a time roughly corresponding to the life 201
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From page 202...
... During 1931 and 1932, Hooven clesignecT a blind aircraft lancling system for the American Loth Comnanv. Also in 1932 he independently proclucect the first successful highfi(lelity crystal phonograph pickup.
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... While in his seventies, Fred Hooven continued his innovative work in the areas of prosthetic orthopedic bone replacements, music synthesizers, lightweight autos, and computerized medical diagnoses.
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... Kettering Foundation; founding member, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan; member, visiting committee, MIT; member, Commerce Technical Advisory Board, Pane! on Electric Automobile and Air Pollution; and reviewer for the UFO Sighting Committee.
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