Interview with Donald H. Menzel

Description

Donald H. Menzel, 1901-1976. Interviewed 18 August 1976 at Cambridge, length of interview: 70 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

Contact Archivist for details. See Addresses Needed.

Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Menzel, Donald H.

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

70 minutes

Interview Date

1976-08-18

Interview Topics

1920s (unpublished) suggestion for solar radio noise; wartime radio work with military and thoughts about cosmic and solar work; development of Harvard's radio astronomy at Ft. Davis and Agassiz; some theoretical work on sun; development of NRAO (much claimstaking herein).

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with Donald H. Menzel,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/15064.