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Colonel George Kemp was a military liaison working with Cambridge Polymer Labs, LLC in 2077.

Background

Colonel Kemp was a military liaison working with Cambridge Polymer Labs, LLC, overseeing their research project into experimental smart materials that could be used to enhance the functionality of existing suits of power armor. Its last military contract before the war was the development of nucleostrictive lining for power armor, allowing the power armor's lining to convert ionizing radiation into electrical energy fed directly into the suit's batteries.

Initial approaches successfully created an efficient material with a lifetime of years, rather than days, at a negligible cost to harvest rate. However, Kemp rejected it out of hand, as the new material shredded under intense use and was thus unsuitable for use as power armor lining, and the colonel threatened to pull funding. The team returned to the drawing board as a result.^[1] The colonel's anger in each conversation with the project leads was his character flaw. As such, when he called the laoratory for a status update on the morning of October 23, 2077, Elwood immediately picked up on his unusual calm. The colonel, well aware of the incoming nuclear warheads, requested that Elwood keep his team working in the lab until the project was completed.^[2]

Elwood soon realized that it was a warning. Although Cambridge received a direct nuclear hit, the laboratory building was spared the nuclear devastation, thanks to other buildings shielding it from the blast and its own reinforced structure. The research team survived thanks to their presence in the building, and Elwood attempted to follow Kemp's directions, lying that everything was alright and keeping the team unaware and at work. Meanwhile, he informed his wife Ericka of the truth and attempted to contact Kemp, managing to reach the colonel's liaison and get confirmation that the military could escort them to safety if and only if they successfully finished the project.^[3]

At an unknown time before the War, Kemp was informed by an unnamed sergeant that a group of drunken soldiers had stolen one of the army's tanks and took it for a joyride. Enraged by this revelation, he hastily wrote a letter and sent it to the soldiers reprimanding them for their behavior, and ordered them to return to the base with the tank or face punishment for insubordination.^[4]

Appearances

George Kemp is mentioned only in Fallout 4.

References

[1] Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Ericka's terminal, Tensile strain

[2] Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Bergman's terminal, Call from Kemp

[3] Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Ericka's terminal, [J. Elwood] - Confidential

[4] Orders

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-'''Colonel George Kemp''' was a [[United States Armed Forces|military]] liaison working with [[Cambridge Polymer Labs, LLC]] in [[Timeline#2077|2077]].
+Colonel '''George Kemp''' was a [[United States Armed Forces|military]] liaison working with [[Cambridge Polymer Labs, LLC]] in [[Timeline#2077|2077]].
 ==Background==
-George Kemp was a [[United States Armed Forces|military]] liaison working with [[Cambridge Polymer Labs, LLC]], overseeing [[Piezonucleic Lining Project|their research project into experimental smart materials]] that could be used to enhance the functionality of existing suits of [[power armor]]. Its last military contract before [[Great War|the war]] was the development of [[Piezonucleic power armor|nucleostrictive lining]] for [[Fallout 4 power armor|power armor]], allowing the power armor's lining to convert ionizing [[radiation]] into electrical energy fed directly into the suit's batteries. Initial studies led the research team under D.Eng [[Ericka Elwood-Woolum]], to hypothesize that by taking a known piezoelectric material, Lead Zirconium Titanite (PZT), and properly applying a polymer of [[Gold (Fallout 4)|Gold]] and Lithium Hydride might produce the desired effect.<ref>[[Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries#Project Thesis|Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Ericka's terminal, Project Thesis]]</ref> Initial tests proved the method is sound, but due to the low shear modulus, the nano weave started to break down quickly under extended use, making it unsuitable for an extended deployment. The team changed the dosing pattern on the gold to produce thinner strands through the material. The increased surface area would help dissipate the thermal energy, much like a heat sink.<ref>[[Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries#Thermal dissipation|Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Ericka's terminal, Thermal dissipation]]</ref>
+Colonel Kemp was a [[United States Armed Forces|military]] liaison working with [[Cambridge Polymer Labs, LLC]], overseeing [[Piezonucleic Lining Project|their research project into experimental smart materials]] that could be used to enhance the functionality of existing suits of [[power armor]]. Its last military contract before [[Great War|the war]] was the development of [[Piezonucleic power armor|nucleostrictive lining]] for [[Fallout 4 power armor|power armor]], allowing the power armor's lining to convert ionizing [[radiation]] into electrical energy fed directly into the suit's batteries.
-This approach successfully created an efficient material with a lifetime of years, rather than days, at a negligible cost to harvest rate. However, [[Military ranks#United States Armed Forces|Colonel]] Kemp rejected it out of hand, as the new material shredded under intense use. It was unsuitable for use as power armor lining and the colonel threatened to pull funding. The team returned to the drawing board.<ref>[[Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries#Tensile strain|Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Ericka's terminal, Tensile strain]]</ref> The colonel's anger in each conversation with the project leads was his character flaw. As such, when he called the Laboratory for a status update on the morning of October 23, [[Timeline#2077|2077]], Elwood immediately picked up on his unusual calm. The colonel, well aware of the incoming [[Nuclear weapons|nuclear warheads]], requested that Elwood keep his team working in the lab until the project was completed.<ref>[[Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries#Call from Kemp|Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Bergman's terminal, Call from Kemp]]</ref>
+Initial approaches successfully created an efficient material with a lifetime of years, rather than days, at a negligible cost to harvest rate. However, Kemp rejected it out of hand, as the new material shredded under intense use and was thus unsuitable for use as power armor lining, and the colonel threatened to pull funding. The team returned to the drawing board as a result.<ref>[[Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries#Tensile strain|Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Ericka's terminal, Tensile strain]]</ref> The colonel's anger in each conversation with the project leads was his character flaw. As such, when he called the laoratory for a status update on the morning of October 23, [[Timeline#2077|2077]], Elwood immediately picked up on his unusual calm. The colonel, well aware of the incoming [[Nuclear weapons|nuclear warheads]], requested that Elwood keep his team working in the lab until the project was completed.<ref>[[Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries#Call from Kemp|Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Bergman's terminal, Call from Kemp]]</ref>
-He soon realized that it was a warning. Although [[Cambridge]] received a direct nuclear hit, the laboratory building was spared the nuclear devastation, thanks to other buildings shielding it from the blast and its own reinforced structure. Elwood immediately issued an e-mail to the entire team, mandating overtime and lying that the project was nearing completion (leaning on his wife's authority) and promising [[coffee]], [[Food|donuts]], and [[Joe's Spuckies (company)|Spuckies]] for the entire team to breeze them over. As for what was happening outside? That was just training exercises performed by the [[United States of America|United States]] military. In the meantime, he scrambled to find a [[ham radio]] and re-establish contact with the military, as all external connections were fried by the [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]].<ref>[[Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries#It was a warning|Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Director's terminal, It was a warning]]</ref><ref>[[Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries#.5BJ.Elwood.5D_-_Mandatory_Overtime_3|Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Bergman's terminal, [J.Elwood] - Mandatory Overtime]]</ref> Only one person on the team was privy to the truth: His wife. He asked her to maintain the lie to avoid a panic among the researchers and ensure the completion of the project, as it was the only thing the military was willing to accept in return for extraction. Conning them was out of the question, as lying about the possession of vital military assets or intelligence was tantamount to treason.<ref>[[Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries#.5BJ.Elwood.5D_-_Confidential|Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Ericka's terminal, [J.Elwood] - Confidential]]</ref>
+Elwood soon realized that it was a warning. Although [[Cambridge]] received a direct nuclear hit, the laboratory building was spared the nuclear devastation, thanks to other buildings shielding it from the blast and its own reinforced structure. The research team survived thanks to their presence in the building, and Elwood attempted to follow Kemp's directions, lying that everything was alright and keeping the team unaware and at work. Meanwhile, he informed his wife [[Ericka Elwood-Woolum|Ericka]] of the truth and attempted to contact Kemp, managing to reach the colonel's liaison and get confirmation that the military could escort them to safety if and only if they successfully finished the project.<ref>[[Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries#Internal Mail Relay|Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Ericka's terminal, [J. Elwood] - Confidential]]</ref>
-At an unknown time before the War, he was informed by an unnamed Sergeant that a group of drunken soldiers had stolen one of the army's tanks and took it for a joyride. Enraged by this revelation, he hastily wrote a letter and sent it to the soldiers reprimanding them for their behavior, and ordering them to return to the base with the tank or face being brutally beaten and imprisoned for insubordination.<ref>[[Orders (Fallout 4)]]</ref>
+At an unknown time before the War, Kemp was informed by an unnamed sergeant that a group of drunken soldiers had stolen one of the army's tanks and took it for a joyride. Enraged by this revelation, he hastily wrote a letter and sent it to the soldiers reprimanding them for their behavior, and ordered them to return to the base with the tank or face punishment for insubordination.<ref>[[Orders (Fallout 4)|Orders]]</ref>
 ==Appearances==
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