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frank cepollina

frank j. `` cepi '' cepollina was born in 1936 in castro valley , california is an american engineer and inventor .
he was officially inducted to the national inventors hall of fame for his pioneering concept of in-orbit satellite servicing in may 2003 .
his organizational leadership style has been compared to that of al davis of the national football league 's oakland raiders .
