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Fizzle Shelf Builds Power Tube and Sparks Innovation
RCA engineer Lloyd Garner built the world’s most powerful vacuum tube using 2937 parts after 2000 failed attempts. The fizzle shelf of his Lancaster lab holds hundreds of results and inspires staff to turn setbacks into advances for military and civilian use. Garner endorses failure as a key teacher and keeps a personal museum of his missteps.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Lloyd Preston Garner
RCA Electronics
US Navy
Beosurg
Garner
RCA
Lancaster
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