Tiny Battery Story Slated At Conclave - American Statesman - 1955
1955: Yardney Electric’s silver-zinc “Silvercels” powered Howard Hughes’ Falcon—America’s smallest guided missile. Dr. Paul L. Howard to brief AIEE in Arlington; USAF hailed the six-ft, 100-lb weapon as a defense breakthrough on par with radar.
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1955: Yardney Electric’s silver-zinc “Silvercels” powered Howard Hughes’ Falcon—America’s smallest guided missile. Dr. Paul L. Howard to brief AIEE in Arlington; USAF hailed the six-ft, 100-lb weapon as a defense breakthrough on par with radar.
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