Interview with John H. DeWitt, Jr.
Description
John H. DeWitt, Jr., 1906-1997. Interviewed 27 June 1978 by telephone from Fairfax County, Virginia to Nashville, Tennessee, length of interview: 65 minutes.
Creator
Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III
Rights
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Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Sullivan, Woodruff T., III
Interviewee
DeWitt, John H., Jr.
Original Format of Digital Item
Audio cassette tape
Duration
65 minutes
Interview Date
1978-06-27
Interview Topics
His attempt in 1935 (at 300 MHz) and success in 1940 (111 MHz) to detect emission from Milky Way; attempt to do lunar radar in 1940; 1945-46 successful lunar radar at Evans Signal Laboratory.
Series
Working Files Series
Unit
Individuals Unit
Citation
Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with John H. DeWitt, Jr.,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/14841.