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FURLONG SUBMITTED BY THE NAE HOME SECRETARY GEORGEJ. HUEBNER,JR., one of the foremost engineers in the field of automotive research, was especially noted for developing the first practical gas turbine for a passenger car.
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a wide range of activities, including development of adhesives, use of radioactive isotopes, design and test of a sonic oil well drill, basic research on exhaust catalysts, and the development of standard instruments for accurate measurement of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide in exhaust emissions. He held about forty patents and wrote seventeen technical papers.
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satellites launched into orbit and the first manned space flights used these missiles. George relinquished his missile duties after two years to concentrate on the increased scope of his automotive research.
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132 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES Coordinating Research Council, the research interface between the automotive and petroleum industries, and was elected president of that group twice. He also served as a member of the Automotive Council, the technical board, the executive committee of the Automotive Council, and the Research Council.
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GEORGE J HUEBNER 133 served as a trustee of the Edison Foundation.
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