Interview with John H. DeWitt, Jr.

Description

John H. DeWitt, Jr., 1906-1997. Interviewed 27 June 1978 by telephone from Fairfax County, Virginia to Nashville, Tennessee, length of interview: 65 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

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Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

DeWitt, John H., Jr.

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

65 minutes

Interview Date

1978-06-27

Interview Topics

His attempt in 1935 (at 300 MHz) and success in 1940 (111 MHz) to detect emission from Milky Way; attempt to do lunar radar in 1940; 1945-46 successful lunar radar at Evans Signal Laboratory.

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with John H. DeWitt, Jr.,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/14841.