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Bundy gained considerable fame as a glider pilot. (His wife Hazel Bundy was also a glider pilot.) He logged over 8,000 glider flights, designed and built sailplanes, worked as an instructor and flight examiner, was very active in competitions, and sometimes served as a contest official. In 2001 he
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Bundy, F.P.; Bassett, W.A.; Weathers, M.S.; Hemley, R.J.; Mao, H.U.; Goncharov, A.F. (1996). "The pressure-temperature phase and transformation diagram for carbon; updated through 1994".
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Bundy, F. P.; Bovenkerk, H. P.; Strong, H. M.; Wentorf Jr., R. H. (1961). "Diamond-Graphite
Equilibrium Line from Growth and Graphitization of Diamond".
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Bundy, F. P.; Wentorf Jr., R. H. (1963). "Direct
Transformation of Hexagonal Boron Nitride to Denser Forms".
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Hanneman, R. E.; Strong, H. M.; Bundy, F. P. (1967). "Hexagonal
Diamonds in Meteorites: Implications".
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Conversion of Graphite to Diamond in Static Pressure Apparatus".
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Conversion of Graphite to Diamond in Static Pressure Apparatus".
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Diamonds".
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Wentorf Jr., R. H.; Devries, R. C.; Bundy, F. P. (1980). "Sintered
Superhard Materials".
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Bundy, F. P. (1964). "Phase Diagrams of Silicon and Germanium to 200 kbar, 1000°C".
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Bundy, F. P.; Kasper, J. S. (1963). "A New Dense Form of Solid Germanium".
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