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Burbidge, E. Margaret. Oral history interview with Margaret Burbidge, 1978 July 13.

Title: Oral history interview with Margaret Burbidge, 1978 July 13.

Discusses her childhood and education; her developing interest in astronomy; studying with C. C. L. Gregory at the University of London Observatory and University College; her thesis work on the variations in Gamma Cassiopeia; meeting and marrying Geoffrey Burbidge; discrimination against women in the Carnegie Followships; the conflict between her work and having a family; the decision to go to the U.S. and Yerkes; use of the 82-inch telescope at McDonald; recollections of Shapley; disagreements between Kuiper and Urey; development of interest in abundance of elements; Baade's inspiration; offers for Geoffrey Burbidge from Manchester and Cambridge and move to Cambridge University; Geoffrey's differences with M. Ryle involving source of radio emission; meeting Willie Fowler; decision to return to the U. S. and Caltech; observing time at Mt Wilson; reactions of the old guard to women observers; collaborations with Baade on supernovae synthesis (1956); work on barium II stars; the search for permanent positions; advantage of position at Chicago/Yerkes/McDonald; move to Chicago and work on galaxies (1957-1962); observations of Centaurus A at 82-inch McDonald telescope; leaving Yerkes to go to La Jolla with Revelle; continued research on quasars and general research; cosmological implications of quasars; summer in Pasadena with Hoyle; development of Hoyle's Institute; challenges of Burbidge, Fowler, Hoyle concept of nucleosynthesis; Unsold's arguments; Arp's work; lack of satisfactory gravitational red shift models; university's relationship with Lick; infra-red work future of Greenwich and changes in the power structure in the British Astronomical establishment; offer of position as head of the Science Research Council; decision to take a leave of absence from La Jolla and accept; difficulties of the position and the decision as to where to locate the Northern Hemisphere Observatory; decision to return to the U. S.; American Astronomical Society presidency (1976-1978); AAS and the Equal Rights Amendment; her most satisfying work in nucleosynthesis, B2FH. Among those prominently mentioned: Arp, Baade, Bowen, Chandrasekhar, Greenstein, Hoyle, Kuiper, P. Merrill, Minkiwski, R. Revelle, M. Ryle, Sandage, Shapley, Stromgren, Unsold, Urey.

ArchivalResource: Sound recording: 6 cassettes.Transcript: 129 pp.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83715318 View

Bolton, J. G. (John Gatenby), 1922-1993. Papers [manuscript].

Title: Papers [manuscript]. 1940-1993.

Collection contains articles written by Bolton which were published in science journals, correspondence between Bolton & his colleagues, collection of photos of Bolton, his colleagues & the Aust'n Nat. Radio Astronomy, Parkes, NSW, collection of newspaper cuttings & general file of research notes & CSIRO publications. Correspondents include E.G.Bowen (Sydney), L.A.DuBridge(Pasadena), I.Prigorine (Brussels), J.L.Locke(Ottawa),Sir F.White (Canberra), J.P.Shelton(Melbourne), J.H.Gort(Leiden),C. Arp (Pasadena), H.W.Babcock(Pasadena), Sir M.Ryle (Cambridge),J.S.Hey(Willington, U.K.), D.Walsh (London), R.D.Ekers (Pasadena),D.S. Heeschen (Charlottesville), B.Y.Mills (Sydney)&P.Daly (London).

ArchivalResource: 56 cm. (4 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225716928 View

Lovell, Bernard, Sir, 1913-. Oral history interview with Sir Bernard Lovell, 1971 July 6.

Title: Oral history interview with Sir Bernard Lovell, 1971 July 6.

Formation of Jodrell Bank Observatory, Patrick M. S. Blackett's support of cosmic ray program; staff members; early strategy at Jodrell Bank, radar meteor work; flare stars; importance of "accidental discoveries;" Hey-Appleton-Ryle; the Cambridge group, past and present; major achievements in radio astronomy; important contributions of Jodrell Bank; Cambridge's major contributions.

ArchivalResource: 1 sessionTranscript: 45 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83949143 View