▁power . ▁His ▁view ▁was ▁that ▁a ▁more ▁c aut ious ▁approach ▁was ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Lil ient hal ▁as ▁business man ▁Lil ient hal ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁concerned ▁that ▁after ▁years ▁of ▁relatively ▁low - pay ing ▁public ▁service , ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁make ▁some ▁money ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁children , ▁and ▁to ▁secure ▁funds ▁for ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁invest ment ▁bank ▁Laz ard ▁F rer es . ▁Later ▁he ▁wrote ▁about ▁this ▁period ▁in ▁his ▁journal : ▁ ▁A ▁ser ene ▁life ▁apparently ▁isn ' t ▁the ▁thing ▁I ▁cra ve . ▁ ▁I ▁live ▁on ▁enthus ias m , ▁z est ; ▁and ▁when ▁I ▁don ' t ▁feel ▁it , ▁the ▁bottom ▁s ags ▁below ▁sea ▁level , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁ag ony , ▁no ▁less . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁he ▁formed ▁an ▁engineering ▁and ▁consult ing ▁firm ▁called ▁Development ▁and ▁Resources ▁Corporation ▁( D & R ), ▁which ▁shared ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁TV A ' s ▁object ives : ▁major ▁public ▁power ▁and ▁public ▁works ▁projects . ▁ ▁Lil ient hal ▁lever aged ▁the ▁financial ▁backing ▁of ▁Laz ard ▁F rer es ▁to ▁found ▁his ▁company . ▁ ▁He ▁h ired ▁former ▁associ ates ▁from ▁the ▁TV A ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁him . ▁D & R ▁focused ▁on ▁over se as ▁clients , ▁including ▁the ▁Kh