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Thursday, February 28, 2002

1. What was Louis Roberts' special area of scientific research?

2. What did he do at NASA?

3. In what important area of transportation was much of his work ultimately used?

4. George Alcorn worked on military applications of what technology?

5. Where did he spend his teaching career?

6. What office at NASA did he come to direct?

7. In what complex field is Jim Gates considered an expert?

8. What is the basic concern of this field?

9. Where did Gates earn his doctorate?

10. What type of book first generated his interest in science?

1. Microwave technology.
2. He was chief of the Microwave Lab during the Apollo project.
3. His work was used to create air traffic control systems.
4. Missile launch, trajectory and reentry analysis.
5. Howard University.
6. The Office of Commercial Programs, which handled the transfer of technology to the private sector.
7. String theory, an area of theoretical physics.
8. Understanding the nature of the fundamental structure of the universe.
9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
10. A book about space travel.