[Audio recording of message from Cordell Damron to William P. Lear regarding inventions idea]
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Audio recording of a message from Cordell Damron to William P. Lear regarding inventions idea, December 30, 1965
Text on container: "12-30-65. Lear Jet."
Text on reel: "Tape addressed to WPL. Invention ideas. 12-30-65."
Abstract
This audio recording contains a message from Cordell Damron to William P. Lear regarding Damron’s invention ideas, recorded on December 30, 1965. Damron, a manager of an electronics store in Pikeville, Kentucky, discusses a number of inventions he hopes to develop and describes his frustration in securing patents, funding, and employment with large corporations such as RCA and GE. He notes that he is now contacting Lear for advice and possible employment. Damron’s invention ideas include an aircraft landing device, an underwater communication device, an underwater mining device, a new process for rocket fuel, and a control device for model airplanes. He also states that he pioneered the use of prism technology, later used by Bell Laboratories to develop the laser, and that he invented the reflecting-type plumb bob and rear-vision periscope.