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MIT's Building 20: The Magical Incubator

Story, Anecdote, or Reminiscence

What Drafts Blew Through Those Windows

Frank Reintjes

Room 20A-201 was "home" to Professor Yuk Wing Lee's electronic correlator group. Henry Singleton was working on a digital correlator, and my work was an analog instrument. It was here that I learned to appreciate the value and meaning of "military specifications." In the wintertime, my gear would never work much before 11am or so, until the heat came up and stabilized the room temperature. What drafts blew through those windows!

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Author: Frank Reintjes | Created: Feb 11, 1998 | Modified: Feb 13, 1998
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