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From: Nasirah, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Simon Ramo dies at 103; TRW co-founder shaped California aerospace
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RIP "Ramo, the chief architect of America's intercontinental ballistic missile system and an aerospace pioneer who helped shape Southern California into the nation's center for high-tech weapons research, died Monday of natural causes in his sleep at his home in Santa Monica, said his son, Jim Ramo. He was 103." "Throughout all his accomplishments, Ramo kept a biting sense of humor. It was during the ICBM’s development in the late 1950s that he became legendary for capsulizing complex ideas into off-the-cuff witticisms. When the United States’ first ballistic missile rose about 6 inches above the launch pad before toppling over and exploding, Ramo turned to an Air Force general and said: “Well, Benny, now that we know the thing can fly, all we have to do is improve its range a bit.” http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-simon-ramo-20160628-snap- story.html |
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From: Raymond, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Simon Ramo dies at 103; TRW co-founder shaped California aerospace
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I forgot about TRW. He was a good American. I hope God is good to him. |
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