He's definitely bright. My Dad and he worked together for many years, though not on this project. When I asked my Dad about it he said, “no comment.” Ha. I con

He's definitely bright. My Dad and he worked together for many years, though not on this project. When I asked my Dad about it he said, “no comment.” Ha. I confess I don't know other sources of inspiration, though I'm certain he's very familiar with other engineering efforts of similar kind. The reporting in this article is pretty sound; he's drawing much of his inspiration from an abstract document.