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Samuel Cochran Phillips
Pages 224-227

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... As a U.S. Air Force of firer, his career began with the (development of the B52 bomber, the deployment of the Thor missiles in England, the development of the Minuteman missile system (a driving force for the large-scale strategic integrated circuit breakthroughs in silicon technology)
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... As a U.S. Air Force program manager, he was responsible for the innovative and enduring B52 bomber, which led to his selection by General Schriever to manage first the deployment of the Thor missile in England and then the development of the Minuteman ballistic missile, the workhorse of our missile systems.
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... Air Force, he began a new career In an entirely different field, where his management skills were put to the test and he became vice-president and general manager of TRW's Energy Products Group. After successfully guiding that group to profitability, he returned to his original fielcl of interest, where he encled his industrial career as vice-presiclent of TRW's Defense Systems Group.
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