wy VARIAN ASSOCIATES EXECUTIVE OFFICES Pato ALTO, CALIFORNIA EDWARD L. GINZTON December 18, 1964 PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Professor Joshua Lederberg Stanford University Medical Center Palo Alto, California Dear Josh: Many thanks for your letter of December 4th and attachment concerning instrumentation. I shall study your notes carefully and will ask for reaction from my other associates. Perhaps in the near future we can get together to compare notes on this important subject; perhaps you will be able to comment also on some other ideas we have in this field. I shall give you a call once I have been able to digest your thoughts. In the meanwhile, with all best wishes, Sincerely, " E. L. Ginzton ELG: mf waZulg A