Interview with Stefan F. Smerd on 6 March 1978
Description
Stefan F. Smerd, 1916-1978. Interviewed 6 March 1978 at CSIRO/Radiophysics in Sydney, length of interview: 85 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
Smerd, Stefan F.
Location
Original Format of Digital Item
Audio cassette tape
Duration
85 minutes
Interview Date
1978-03-06
Interview Topics
Refugees from Austria via England; war work on magnetron theory; solar physics theory with Westfold at Radiophysics; solar corona and chromospheric models for comparsion of radio observations; state of the field seen in 1953 and 1963 reviews; theory of bursts and plasma processes ≤1963; leadership of Wild and Pawsey.
Series
Working Files Series
Unit
Individuals Unit
Citation
Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with Stefan F. Smerd on 6 March 1978,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/15202.