Interview with Thomas A. Matthews

Description

Thomas A. Matthews, dates unknown. Interviewed 18 December 1973 at the University of Maryland, length of interview: 45 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Matthews, Thomas A.

Location

College Park, MD

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

45 minutes

Interview Date

1973-12-18

Interview Topics

1954-56 with H-line group at Harvard, 1956-65 at Cal Tech; good criticisms of both groups; 33 ft dish on Mt. Palomar; first CTA and CTB surveys, optical identifications and the story of how quasars were found, rivalry with Cambridge.

Notes

Interviewee's permission required to access interview.

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with Thomas A. Matthews,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/15041.