Interview with James H. Trexler
Description
James H. Trexler, 1918-2005. Interviewed 18 March 1975 at the Naval Research Laboratory, length of interview: 40 minutes.
Creator
Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III
Rights
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Sullivan, Woodruff T., III
Interviewee
Trexler, James H.
Original Format of Digital Item
Audio cassette tape
Duration
40 minutes
Interview Topics
Early radar meteor-trail work in late 1940s, 1950s NRL experiement on "the moon circuit" - using moon radar as a communication link, 200-ft hole in the ground paraboliod at Stump Neck, other aspects of Naval communication research, what went wrong with the 600 ft Sugar Grove dish.
Start Date
1975-03-18
Series
Working Files Series
Unit
Individuals Unit
Citation
Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with James H. Trexler,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/15248.