AJuly 24 1963
The Baytown Sun, Baytown, Texas, Wednesday, July 24, 1963
Eric Bone Back From California Math Course
Eric D. Bone, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bone, 108 W. Bayshore, has returned from Los Angeles, Calif., where he attended a special math course at the University of California.
A graduate of Robert E. Lee High School and the University of Texas, Bone is an aerospace technologist at the Houston Manned Spacecraft Center.
The math course at UCLA concerned advanced optimization techniques by means of the calculus of variations and current developments in dynamic computer programming. The material presented was oriented toward the field of space flight control.
Conducted by nationally recognized authorities, the course was attended by specialists from aircraft and computer companies, research institutes and numerous NASA establishments.
While in Los Angeles, Bone attended the International Chess Tournament in progress at the Ambassador Hotel. Leading grandmasters from the U.S. and foreign countries were in the tournament including the new world champion, Tigran Petrosian of Russia.
