Interview with Albrecht O.J. Unsöld

Description

Albrecht O.J. Unsöld, 1905-1995. Interviewed 5 August 1976 by telephone from Groningen to Kiel, length of interview: 35 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

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Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Unsöld, Albrecht O.J.

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

35 minutes

Interview Topics

(Sullivan was unable to record Unsöld's answers; tape = Sullivan reflecting gist of what Unsöld said): wartime theoretical work; post-war attempt at solar eclipse radio observation; 1945-60 development of theory for galactic background and solar thermal and non-thermal radiation; leadership of Kiel group with Kroebel.

Start Date

1976-08-05

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with Albrecht O.J. Unsöld,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/15261.