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
Direct Measurement of Vertical Shears in the Open Ocean J. H. Smart
An Analysis of United States Fire Fatality Statistics W. G. Berl
SPECIAL TOPICS The APL Mission: Challenge for the 1980's C. O. Bostrom
The JHU/APL Evening College Center P. B. Edwards
The Fourth International Conference on Liquid and Amorphous Metals: A Trip Report K. Moorjani
MISCELLANEA Publications, Presentations, Colloquia, and the Authors
Author Index to Volume 1 (1980)
Title Index to Volume 1 (1980)