Interview with Arthur B. Crawford

Description

Arthur B. Crawford, 1907-1990. Interviewed 25 August 1977 by telephone from Seattle to Fairhaven, New Jersey, only notes taken of interview.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

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Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Crawford, Arthur B.

Interview Date

1977-08-25

Interview Topics

Associate of Karl Jansky, 1928-1950; also built the large horn with which Penzias and Wilson discovered the 3 K background; Friis/Jansky/Pfeiffer controversy, reasons for detections of weak radiation in each case.

Notes

No working file. Only notes taken of interview.

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with Arthur B. Crawford,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed November 18, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/14595.