Monmouth is one of several military research
center utilizing services of German scientists brought to the United States
as part of the Defense Department’s so-called Operation Paper
Clip. Research Director Zahl said he is well pleased with the
work done by the twenty-five Germans assigned to SCEL. One of the
Paper Clip contingent -- Dr. Georg Goubau, formerly of the University of
Jena -- has perfected a new method of beaming waves through the air via
a single transmission line that is believed capable of carrying at least
thirty channels. Implications of the device, which is still being
tested, is that the single line may provide a comparatively inexpensive
way to cross-country television transmission, in contrast to costly coaxial
cables. Doctor Goubau’s American colleagues promptly christened his
discovery the “G-String.” “The doc,” one co-worker reminisced, “couldn’t
understand why this seemed to amuse us, until we explained to him this
particular aspect of American culture.”
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