tomorrow's frontier

Acknowledgments

Several individuals gave generously of their time to provide this project with direction and refine the presentation of material. Professors Vincent Lepinay, David Mindell, and Sheila Widnall, all of MIT, deserve sincere thanks for their advice on this project. In addition, the contributions of students in the MIT course Mapping Controversies should be recognized for their input on the organization of this discussion, as well as for their assistance in handling the technical demands of this project.

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