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Ukrainian boy was catching sweets from American planes during the Berlin Airlift in 1948. Inspired by those huge planes, he became an airspace engineer, worked for NASA on Apollo program. (u-krane.com)
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As Chief Scientist of US Airforce, he was credited with initiation of GPS: Michael Yarymovych

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[–] zabadoh@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What a great guy! I can't imagine life and work today without GPS.

And in a sense, all thanks to American pilots dropping chocolates and candy. A little goodwill to children goes a long way.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kindness can spark dreams, and dreams can lead people to greatness

[–] e_t_wright@union.place 1 points 1 year ago

@PugJesus @Ulara @zabadoh
Always follow your dreams.