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Robert Seamans 1918-2008
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Robert Seamans is best known for his role in the Apollo Program, but he was also appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1974bto be the first administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration, which was a precursor of the Department of Energy, to deal with the effects of the Arab oil embargo. According to the New York Times, on his first day in the job he said “There is no way we can become self-sufficient in 10 years or any time in the future if we keep increasing the use of energy.” Important elements in energy conservation, he said, would be the development of automobiles that get more than 40 percent better gas mileage and the design of buildings that wo...
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