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Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III: Tapes Series

Interviewee: Roger C. Jennison

Roger C. Jennison, 1922-2006. Interviewed 31 August 1976 at Grenoble, length of interview: 90 minutes.

Sullivan's brief summary of topics: 1948 7-Hz experiment as undergrad; building of intensity interferometer, first tests, etc; Cyg A and Cas A sizes and then Cyg A double nature; nature of radio sources; further interferometery (phase-stable, 3-station, "harmonic" on sun); some H I work on 250 foot; lots of philosophy of science and comments on radio astronomy history.

Sullivan's files include: Publications card, Sullivan's notes, transcription of Sullivan's interview (partially reviewed and edited by Sullivan), transcription of 1972 Edge/Mulkay interview, correspondence with Sullivan, archival material, photo.

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