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citation: Engineering and Science, Volume 16:5, February 1953. [Journal Issue] https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:16.5.0 document_url: https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/657/1/ES16.5.1953.pdf document_url: https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/657/2/Contents.html