Interview with Geoffrey R. Burbidge, 7 September 1976
Description
Geoffrey R. Burbidge, 1935-2010. Interviewed 7 September 1976 in Paris, length of interview: 11 minutes.
Creator
Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III
Rights
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Sullivan, Woodruff T., III
Interviewee
Burbidge, Geoffrey R.
Location
Original Format of Digital Item
Audio cassette tape
Duration
11 minutes
Interview Topics
1953-1955 at Cavendish; theory of radio sources, mainly synchrotron; Cambridge attitudes; use of log n-log s; general comments on "standard opinion." Note: the tape containing the second part of this interview was stolen with the tape recorder on 11 September 1976, and Burbidge was re-interviewed in 1979.
Start Date
1976-09-07
Notes
The tape containing the second part of a 9/7/1976 interview was stolen with the tape recorder on 11 September 1976, and Burbidge was re-interviewed in 1979
Series
Working Files Series
Unit
Individuals Unit
Range #
8A
Citation
Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with Geoffrey R. Burbidge, 7 September 1976,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/911.