Technical Digest

Research and Development Updates
Volume 1, Number 4 (October–December 1980)

Editorial W. G. Berl
Alexander Kossiakoff: An Appreciation S. Muller
A Systems Approach to the Management of Research and Development R. E. Gibson
Technical Innovations in the APL Space Department R. B. Kershner
R&D UPDATES Very Low Altitude Drag-Free Satellites R. E. Fishell, R. B. Kershner
R&D UPDATES Direct Measurement of Vertical Shears in the Open Ocean J. H. Smart
R&D UPDATES An Analysis of United States Fire Fatality Statistics W. G. Berl
SPECIAL TOPICS The APL Mission: Challenge for the 1980's C. O. Bostrom
SPECIAL TOPICS The JHU/APL Evening College Center P. B. Edwards
SPECIAL TOPICS The Fourth International Conference on Liquid and Amorphous Metals: A Trip Report K. Moorjani
MISCELLANEA Publications, Presentations, Colloquia, and the Authors
MISCELLANEA Author Index to Volume 1 (1980)
MISCELLANEA Title Index to Volume 1 (1980)