Oral History interview with Fletcher G. Watson, 1990 November 20.

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Oral History interview with Fletcher G. Watson, 1990 November 20.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154305724

In this interview, Watson begins with a discussion of his early education and his introduction to science and astronomy, then continues to discuss: his undergraduate experiences at Pomona College, and his move to graduate school at Harvard University; his professional and social relationship with Harlow Shapley; his recollections of other physicists and scholars at Harvard; his move into the field of astronomy education; and a broad comparison between a career as a scholar and a career as an educator. Other affiliations and topics discussed include: Bart Bok, Walter Whitney, meteor observation, meteorite craters,

Transcript: 51 pages.Audio tapes: 3 cassettes (2.5 hours).

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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