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1 j F-our· :Dr.~'ujes : Heads.~~ (Continued from Page 1) Bujcs' cnh'y into government )\'ork' began with employment ' af CIT in Pasadena in 1944 to work on bomb sights, and laler on the !.ian· h altan Project. In July of 1945, he w as transferred to NOTS and was given direction of the Radiographic groups at the China Lake and Salt W ells Pilot Pla nts by Dr. B. H . Sage, then H ead of the Explosives Department. Colorful Rostory Dr. Bujcs' relentless drive is sur· ,passed only by the tremendously ac- tive and interesting background he portrays. His childhood years were flpcnt in his native .Jaroslau, Po· la nd nnd he received his technical schooling in Germany at the Royal Institute of Technology in Berlin and obta ined his PhD in Bcestau. H e laler served as an instructor at t he Institute in Berlin assisting his one-time professor who was an acknowledged expert in the illumi· Jlating field. Bujes reminisces that in 1914. 1 while employed as an engineer with t he Moore Light Company. he in· '~talled the first neon illumination 'on Coventry Street in London. H e was connected for many yea rs 'with, at that time the biggest manu· 'facturer of x-my tubes. C. H . F . Mueller in H amburg, G e r m a ny, where he familiarized himself with "th e scientific background of x-rays. I n 1937, while employed in Amer· ican industry, he introduced the x-ray tube with rotating anode in California. H e was later given the Job of designing the electrical lay- out for light and power in several b uildings to be constructed under g overnment contract. Upon report· .ing to NOTS, h e found that several CLPP buildings c8nied his design ·layout. Exchange Inlo AI)I)rcciatcd Bujes' coopcrative outlook and professional assistance has bee n 'lauded by rcsponsible officials such as Col. Samuel C. Phillips, USAF; Major General Medaris of the Army )3allistic Missile Agency at Hunts- v ille, Alabama; D avid K . F clbeck, T echnical Director at the N ational Academy of Sciencc; and othcrs, in both private industry a nd othcr military activitics, too numerous to m ention. Recently informed that he is a n ominee for inclusion in flAmeric:tll ~len in Science" and "\Vho's Who in America," Dr. Bujes holds m em- b crship in the R csearch Society of America; is a member of the Non- deslructive Testing of Polaris Com- mittee; is a. past member of the Steering Committee, and currently Berves in the Radiological Panel of t he Nationnl Defense Conference on Nondestl'Uctive Tests sponsored by Ule Joint Armed Services. H e has also worked with the Bu- r e.,'\U of Ships on detection of de- fects in shill welds by radiation and is an Advisory Board member for t he Shil)S S t l' U c t u r e Committee u ndel' joint sponsorship of the Gov. ernment Hnd the National Academy of Science. Empire fair, ., (Continucd from P age 1) color com pany wh iCh consists o f onc platoon of Ma rines, a color gua rd, and onc platoon of Navy !llen Cr'om the NOTS Enlisted Per- sonnd Division. Capt. William C. Ashley J r. w ill comma nd the color company ; pla - t oon leaders will be Lt. William J . · R eilly JI·. for the Marines and E ns. Walter A. Mickelson fo r the Navy. Members of the color guard will be S gt. J. R. W asson. L/Cpl. R. G. "Vhittal

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