Bernard M. Oliver oral history interview 1985-1986

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Bernard M. Oliver oral history interview 1985-1986

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Transcript of an interview conducted by Arthur L. Norberg covering Oliver's early life, his education, and work experiences at Bell Laboratories and Hewlett-Packard. Subjects include television research, radar, information theory, organizational climate and objectives at both companies, Hewlett-Packard's associations with Stanford University, and Oliver's association with William Hewlett and David Packard.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6657626

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Bell Telephone Laboratories.

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Hewlett, William R.

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Oliver, Bernard M., 1916-....

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Computer industry executive. From the description of Oral history interview with Bernard M. Oliver, 1985 Aug. 9, 1986 Apr. 14. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63288457 Biographical/Historical Sketch Oliver earned his a.b. in engineering at Stanford University in 1935, studying with Frederick Terman. After graduate work at the California Institute of Technology, he joined Bell Laboratories. In 1...

Norberg, Arthur L. (Arthur Lawrence), 1938-

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The DARPA Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) focused on inventing the networking, computing, and software technologies to ensure Department of Defense military superiority. From the guide to the Arthur L. Norberg and William Aspray DARPA project research files., 1960-1989, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]) Technology, research administration. Associate Professor, History of Technology, University of Minnesota, from 1981; Execu...

Packard, David, 1912-1996

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Hewlett-Packard Company.

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Founded 1939. Manufacturer of computer components, peripherals, and software; semiconductors; laboratory equipment; measuring devices. From the description of Archives. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83383181 Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard were friends and fellow graduates of Stanford University. Following their graduation from Stanford, the two founded the electronics firm Hewlett-Packard Company in 1938. Their first product was the resistance-capacity audio oscillator (HP 2...

Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982

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Engineer and educator. Frederick Emmons Terman began his teaching career at Stanford in 1925 and became a full professor in 1937. In 1937, he also became head of the Electrical Engineering Department. As dean of the School of Engineering (1945-1960) and as Provost (1955-1965) and Vice-President (1959-1965) of the University, Terman played a key role in developing University faculty, research facilities and funding. He interrupted his Stanford career during World War II to direct the Harvard Radi...