Interview with A. Melvin Skellett on 12 June 1983

Description

A. Melvin Skellett, 1901-1991. Interviewed 12 June 1983 by telephone from Seattle to Sarasota, Florida, interview was not recorded, only notes were taken.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

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Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Skellett, A. Melvin

Interview Date

1983-06-12

Interview Topics

His work with Jansky on interpretation of his "hiss type static"; PhD. work at Princeton and his research on calculations and measurements of radar echoes off ionized trails of meteors, especially during meteor showers in 1931-32.

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with A. Melvin Skellett on 12 June 1983,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed December 3, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/15195.