Interview with William C. Erickson

Description

William C. Erickson, 1930-2015. Interviewed at 17 August 1975 at Clark Lake Radio Observatory, length of interview: 65 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Relation

See Sullivan's 1981 photo of Erickson.

Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Erickson, William C.

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

65 minutes

Interview Date

1975-08-17

Interview Topics

Theoretical (synchrotron, etc.) thesis at University of Michigan (1956), solar work and HI at Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, start of Clark Lake while at Convair 1957-61, 1 year at Benelux Cross ~1962, first year at University of Maryland.

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with William C. Erickson,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed November 8, 2025, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/14872.