about bus 工 ness ~S usual. No 口立 e knol,:;s the ultimate a. lt 工 tu 吐仝 or
mag口 itude of h 斗 s \"ast contr土butions ， but th 工 s 80th year of h 工 s is an auspicious m工 lestone of his crowning successes. Looking ahead. there1s ass~rance tnat his ta工 ents and activities, 且工 ded an 吐 encourge吐 by 1'1is able.
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learned w三 fe Christina,
wil~'co立 t 工 nue t 口 gAOw and flourish as his body and mind ， will. 斗芷e (s
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rare man. He.' s a Tlwhole 川 m且:l. He has a gloriOus·: page in'<the ann~;~ of engineerin宮， altho口 gh 亡 he zenith of·his illustriouS-·career may be、 still ye 且 rs away. 、iSuch is the dazzlingchemistry of the auth~r. No doubt, the book,
comprising the selected wr工 tings by and about this authorof out~ stand工 ng stature, wi1 工 be en 工 ighten'i n 臣， provocativeand de 工工 ghtfu工 reading-for many in the years to come. It will also be an histori-C 且1 do己urnent of a great rna且 to be treasured and reserved in the archives for poster工 ty.
