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Black and white photograph of the Practicing Engineer Advanced Study Program at the MIT Center for Advanced Engineering Study. Members are working on a time-shared large scale computer, and a program is being run by Theodore Lerner, seated. From left to right observing, standing, are Valentin Koump, Vincent J. Lyons, Paul E. Brown, Charles A. Savant, Charles E. Arnold, David L. Markusen, Gerard P. Caveari, Gerald A. Maley, and Joseph F. Belton. Original caption: "Members of the first group of participants in the Practicing Engineer Advanced Study Program being offered by the M.I.T. Center for Advanced Engineering Study have direct access to a time-shared large-scale computer through teletype consol assigned to them. Shown at the console running a program is Theodore Lerner of Bell Aerosystems Co., Buffalo, N.Y. Observing, left to right, are: Dr. Valentin Koump of U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh; Vincent J. Lyons of IBM Corp., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Dr. Paul E. Brown of M.I.T., executive officer of the Center; Charles A. Savant of Space-General Corp., El, Monte, Calif.; Charles E. Arnold of Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., Waltham, Mass., David L. Markusen of Honeywell, Inc., St. Paul, Minn.; Gerard P. Canevari of Esso Research & Engineering Corp., Florham Park, N.J.; Gerald A .Maley of IBM, Poughkeepsie; and Joseph F. Beltom, Jr., Whirlpool Corp., St. Joseph, Mich."