This work is continuing, and a further experiment will be flown in 1997. His teaching style, although some- times unconventional, was always stimulating. He taught students to concern themselves only with demonstrable facts and quantitative arguments. He was a demancling supervisor and collaborator who inspired loyalty and respect in full mea- sure. Julian always emphasized the importance of the contributions of all the members of his research team.
Some papers have as many as five authors.
261 Julian was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1982. His remarkable career and achievements were recognized also by many awards en cl honors bestowal by learned societies and organizations in many different countries. Some gave him the opportunity to astound his friends by his amazing ability to master foreign languages.