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HARDY W. TROLANDER
Pages 295-300

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... In Antioch's work-study program, he was employed by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and later at the Sperry Gyroscope Company's radar laboratory in Garden City, New York, where he worked for Russell Varian, inventor of the Klystron tube. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in early 1942 and in 1944 received his commission as a communications officer from the Air Corps Officers School at Yale University.
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From page 297...
... Described as a method for producing close tolerance uniform thermistors for the measurement of medical and biological temperatures, the precision interchangeable thermistor solved the variation problem previously inherent in thermistors, making it practical for commercial applications. It became the breakthrough needed to make thermistor technology important in medicine, medical and biological research, and a wide variety of scientific and business applications.
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From page 298...
... He was part engineer, inventor, businessman, and civic leader. A big believer in the social benefits of meaningful, economically viable work, he also advocated for corporate responsibility throughout his career, and was proud of YSI's early personnel policies based on trust.
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From page 299...
... , Engineering and Science Foundation of Dayton, Dayton Engineers Club Foundation, Foundation for Skeletal Health Antioch College, Miami Valley Regional Business Innovations, Yellow Springs Community Foundation (cofounder) , and American Civil Liberties Union.
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