Rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated! During the 80's as a Member of the Technical Staff of HUGHES Space and Strategic Engineering Division I wrote a research paper (white paper) on subjects of Space-borne Supercomputing. I had been attempting to solve some of the technology bottlenecks that limited speed-power/propagation delay, data throughput and power consumption problems of then current supercomputing "state of he art". My research became funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and folded into the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). Most people would remember this as "Star Wars". My patents that are generally listed are just some of those commercially applicable. As you may guess, most of it is classified. More interesting, I think, few people know that I had a one - on- one discussion (1994) with President ("just call me Bill, Nils") Clinton just off the tarmac at Moffet Field not far from Air Force One. I was involved with guidance electronics R&D for the THAAD Interceptor Missile at Lockheed Missile Systems, Sunnyvale, California. The Democrats wanted to cut the R&D funding of this missile because of of all the criticism of earlier programs like Patriot Missile. I remember terms like Billion- Dollar-Boondoggles, etc. The President asked me: "Nils, will these missiles ever work?" I reassured President Clinton: "With the Nations continued support, rest assured Bill, THAAD Systems will become.......".
So long for now folks, Please do something for your country!
Sincerely, Nils E. Patraw January 30, 2011.
Nils Lofgren's birth name is Nils Hilmer Lofgren.
Nils Poppe's birth name is Jnsson, Nils Einar.
Nils Lagergren's birth name is Nils Erik Mrten Lagergren.
Nils Bokelberg was born on October 12, 1976, in Bonn, Germany.
Nils Bang died in 1977.
Nils E. Stahre has written: 'Industriteknisk ordbok'
Nils Peters's birth name is Nils Pettersson.
The Nils was created in 1978.
The Nils ended in 1994.
Nils Malmros's birth name is Malmros, Nils Sigurd.
Nils Ahlroth's birth name is Nils Erik Ahlrot.
Nils Castegren's birth name is Nils Erik Castegren.
Nils Tillberg's birth name is Nils Hjalmar Tillberg.
Nils Rikberg's birth name is Nils Bertil Rikberg.
Nils Florby's birth name is Nils Petter Florby.
Nils Vogt's birth name is Nils Henning Vogt.
Nils Lofgren's birth name is Nils Hilmer Lofgren.