Interview with Michael W. Ovenden

Description

Michael W. Ovenden, 1926-1987. Interviewed 1 September 1976 at Grenoble, length of interview: 45 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

Contact Archivist for details. See Addresses Needed.

Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Ovenden, Michael W.

Location

Grenoble, France

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

45 minutes

Interview Date

1976-09-01

Interview Topics

1946 assisting Lovell with optical meteor sighting; 1948-1960 Science Progress reviews give basis for many perceptive comments on how radio astronomy changed astronomy, different psyches of the optical and radio astronomers; changeover to nonthermal phenomena; team efforts; cosmology and metaphysics, etc.

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with Michael W. Ovenden,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed December 3, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/15100.