Interview with Geoffrey R. Burbidge, 7 September 1976

Description

Geoffrey R. Burbidge, 1935-2010. Interviewed 7 September 1976 in Paris, length of interview: 11 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Burbidge, Geoffrey R.

Location

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

11 minutes

Interview Topics

1953-1955 at Cavendish; theory of radio sources, mainly synchrotron; Cambridge attitudes; use of log n-log s; general comments on "standard opinion." Note: the tape containing the second part of this interview was stolen with the tape recorder on 11 September 1976, and Burbidge was re-interviewed in 1979.

Start Date

1976-09-07

Notes

The tape containing the second part of a 9/7/1976 interview was stolen with the tape recorder on 11 September 1976, and Burbidge was re-interviewed in 1979

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Range #

8A

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with Geoffrey R. Burbidge, 7 September 1976,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/911.