Rocket Boy -- i on NIH -- episode #0017, segment 2

During the season of gift-giving, many youngsters may have had toy rocket ships on their wish-lists. In this eye-to-eye interview, we learn how one boy didnt send a letter to the North Pole to get a rocket, rather to the NIH to fund a rocket. We talked to Terence Boylan, who with his friend Bruce Cook, asked for an NIH grant back in April of 1957. Since Terences father was a physician and medical researcher at the University of Buffalo, the nine-year-old thought NIH was the place to go for money. Dr. Ernest Allen received Terences letter, and helped reward the youngsters request with ten dollars.

Transcripts available at: http://www.nih.gov/news/vodcast/2008/e0017.htm

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Education

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• rocket
• ship
• erence
• Boylan
• boy
• grant
• NIH
• national
• institute
• health
• medicine
• science
• research

[tuppentupfiend]

How cool to find Terence Boylan talking "rocket science." I've always known him as a great musician. I sure hope he makes more music in the future. Fascinating story.