Can you imagine what might have been done with all the capability represented in those projects in terms of people, machines, and money? It’s staggering.
My mind would wander in that realm every time I entered the grounds of LRL.
Countless monstrous chunks of stainless steel tunnel dotted with flanged openings, costing millions each to manufacture, were at the time scattered on the pavement like a giant wrecking yard, clogging the path we had to take to the laser project, which was among the least developed areas on the campus.