Interview with H. Lawrence Helfer

Description

H. Lawrence Helfer, 1929- . Interviewed 12 June 1984 at the AAS Meeting in Baltimore, length of interview: 33 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Relation

See Sullivan's 1984 photo of Helfer.

Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Helfer, H. Lawrence

Location

Baltimore, MD

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

33 minutes

Interview Date

1984-06-12

Interview Topics

1953-54 and 1956-58 at Department of Terrestrial Magnetism doing H I work; Tuve's group and style; optical versus radio in 1950s.

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with H. Lawrence Helfer,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed June 12, 2026, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/14946.