The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that, but I think the dedication of this building would have to go toward the top of the list.

There was a space program before there was integrated circuits.

My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue.

This could be done in part, because the equipment was very inexpensive. Not much money was involved in tooling so that basic changes of that type could be accomplished.