Interview with G. R. "Bill" Ellis

Description

G. R. "Bill" Ellis, 1921-2011. Interviewed 10 March 1978 at his home in Hobart, Tasmania, length of interview: 35 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Relation

See Sullivan's 1978 photo of Ellis with Grote Reber.

Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Ellis, G. R. "Bill"

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

35 minutes

Interview Date

1978-03-10

Interview Topics

0.5-10 MHz galactic background (+ some ionospheric work in Tasmania 1955-67, starting with Reber at Cambridge site; galactic corona controversy .

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with G. R. "Bill" Ellis,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed February 13, 2026, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/14867.