And then later in the book, he describes the moment when he realized that the whole thing was a set-up, that he had been manipulated into his role as the one who revealed the loss of flexibility at low temperatures of the fluoroelastomer o-ring material.
He said of the people who set him up in his role: "that was real engineering."
Was it the General who was working on his carburator that gave Richard the tip? Haven’t read the book in a while, will have to get it out tonight. I have most of his books and lectures. A brilliant man but still a down to earth kinda guy.