I wish I'd had a copy of the book referenced much earlier in my career too. As far as the twisted-paperclip antennas go, just imagine trying to verify each of

I wish I'd had a copy of the book referenced much earlier in my career too. As far as the twisted-paperclip antennas go, just imagine trying to verify each of those 3D bends was to spec. Or conversely, running a monte carlo on all the degrees of freedom in that design.