Oral History interview with Richard Walker, 1997 January 13.

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Oral History interview with Richard Walker, 1997 January 13.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154305722

Topics discussed include: Walker's career at the Naval Observatory, in the Time Service Division then in the Astrometry and Astrophysics Division; his membership in the American Astronomical Society; and his education under James Van Allen. People discussed in the interview include: William Markowitz, Satoshi Matsishima, Francis Heyden, Bob Wilson, and Gerry Kron.

Transcript: 16 p.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Astronomer, Richard Lee Walker was born in Hampton, Iowa 1938. Received his Bachelor of science (astronomy and physics), from the University of Iowa, 1963. Worked at Naval Observatory from 1963- From the description of Oral History interview with Richard Walker, 1997 January 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305722 ...