Committee Assigned to Research Synthetic Rubber

The transcript discusses the challenges and controversies in large-scale production plans post-Pearl Harbor. It highlights the formation of a nonpartisan Freeman committee by the president to quickly gather facts. Key figures like President Conant of Harvard, Bernard Blue, and President Compton of MIT are introduced, who are tasked with addressing the war-induced challenges.

What was the challenge faced by the synthetic officers at MIT?

What does the phrase 'stretch the rubber headache into shape' imply?