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Word: rohland (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...good a Guinea Pig as the best of them is Subsistence Lab's big (six-feet-two), roughhewn guiding genius, Lieut. Colonel Rohland A. Isker. A hearty but discriminating eater rather than a scientist, Colonel Isker built a solid reputation in the cavalry by always feeding his men the best there was. He went to the Q.M.C. Subsistence School in 1934, later became commanding officer of the laboratory. Not all his experiments have been successful. Tomato bread, for example, was a flop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Iron Ration K | 9/28/1942 | See Source »

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