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...Perkin-Elmer Corp. of Norwalk, Conn, is a manufacturer of optical instruments. A year ago, it was looking for a mechanical engineer with a good grounding in physics and other sciences who was also experienced in administrative work. Dr. Lee Davenport, Perkin-Elmer's executive vice-president, knew of a 32-year-old engineer who possessed this rare combination of talents. The trouble was that the man was satisfied with the job he had and, when Davenport called him, not only turned down the offer of more pay, but even declined an invitation to come to Norwalk...
...hunch, Davenport approached the man again last October. To Davenport's surprise, the young engineer asked a number of questions which showed his familiarity with the work of Perkin-Elmer Corp. This time he accepted with alacrity another invitation to visit Norwalk. In due course, he accepted...
What had made the difference? Two stories in TIME. During the intervening months, the engineer had read in TIME'S Science section about the work Perkin-Elmer was doing with new types of photographic equipment (March 12; June 4). Before that, he told Davenport, the company's name meant nothing...
...Davenport, Iowa...
Greeley's first scoring aerial was a 30-yard heave to Frank Hernberg in the first quarter. He did it again in the second, hitting end Ken Eddy from 20 yards out. After Wykoff broke loose in the third quarter. Davenport got its lone tally when Bob O'Connel went over from the five. O'Connel converted while Greeley's three trys were no good...