Interview with David W. Dewhirst

Description

David W. Dewhirst, 1927-2012. Interviewed 18 August 1976 at Cambridge, length of interview: 52 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Dewhirst, David W.

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

52 minute

Interview Date

1976-08-18

Interview Topics

1951 tentative identification of Cyg A and Cas A; work on radio source identifications in 1950s, including a year at Pasadena; rivalry and potential disagreements of Sydney versus Cambridge; philosophy of unidentified radio sources; reception of radio astronomy by optical astronomers.

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with David W. Dewhirst,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/14839.