Memorial Tributes Volume 6 (1993) / Chapter Skim
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Harry F. Barr
Harry F. Barr
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Barr worked on a tank development project en cl on a lightweight flying bomb. Following his war projects, he was promoted to Cadillac clivisional engineer in charge of engines.
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Barr was elected vice-president of General Motors in charge of the engineering staff, a post he held until his August 1969 retirement. The engineering staff's mission was to explore and develop future vehicles en cl technologies en cl to coordinate corporate safety programs.
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Barr supervised included thicker laminate windshield glass, beginning with the 1966 models, to prevent ejection from the vehicle; energy-absorbing steering columns in 1967; and better highway design. This work was based on a research program at the GM Proving Ground, which demonstrated that clearing obstacles from roadsides can reduce the severity of injuries in single-car accidents.
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"The engineer must expect to encounter failure. In fact, failure is a reality at some stage in most engineering projects.
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