Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It
By: George A. Roberts
3.88
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
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20. Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It
By: George A. Roberts
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