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Herbert L. Hardy and boys with electrical equipment, ca. 1951

Herbert L. Hardy and boys with electrical equipment, ca. 1951
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Herbert L. Hardy and boys with electrical equipment, ca. 1951

Herbert Lovell Hardy '52 earned his Bachelor in Physics from MIT in 1952. Hardy went on to work as an innovative engineer at American Machine and Foundry (known after 1970 as AMF, Inc.), one of the largest recreational equipment companies in the United States.

As students, spend some time producing something. Learn how the back shop runs and forget about the store front for awhile.

Herbert Hardy at an early Black MIT alumni panel discussion, 1973

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