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1 transmissions, and these involved friction materials Page 2858 2 as a portion of the system, yes. 1 3 Q So that work was after 1959 then? 4 A Yes, that continued until 1963. 5 Q Okay. What did you do starting in 1963, do 6 you recall? 7 A 1963 I transferred to a different department 8 and was allowed basically half time, quarter to half 9 time to work on my own projects, and I initiated the 10 project on friction material research because I found 11 it a very interesting area, and I thought brake 12 linings and friction materials were grossly under 13 researched, so there was a need to do some work. : 14 Q I gather then you designed the parameters of 15 that research originally? 16 A For the initial work, yes. ; 17 Q Okay. What didthat project entail? i 18 A In 1963? 19 Q Yes. 20 A 1963 basically I was looking in on brake 21 linings and the effect of brake lining differences on