Interview with Fred T. Haddock

Fred T. Haddock, 1919-2009. Interviewed 23 January and 27 January 1984 by telephone from Seattle to Michigan, only notes of interview.

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

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Oral History

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Haddock, Fred T.

1984-01-23

1984-01-27

WWII-1956 at Naval Research Laboratory on solar eclipses, development of microwave techniques, 50 foot dish plans, shake-down and observation, cm-λ H II regions and other radio sources; 1956-63 at Michigan with solar dynamic spectrograph (28 foot dish) and then 85 foot dish and maser, low frequency rocket radio astronomy (1962); personality clashes galore, information on U.S. politicking regarding Hagen, set up of NRAO, Goldberg, etc.

Sullivan's interview note: Original recording (2.5 hours) had tremendous "buzz" - erased after extensive notes taken.

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