Gerhard R. Fisher : radio engineering 1923-67 : oral history transcript / Gerhard R. Fisher; tape recorded interview conducted by Arthur L. Norberg on December 19, 1973. History of Science and Technology Program, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1982.

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Gerhard R. Fisher : radio engineering 1923-67 : oral history transcript / Gerhard R. Fisher; tape recorded interview conducted by Arthur L. Norberg on December 19, 1973. History of Science and Technology Program, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1982.

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Covers his career in radio engineering: his early work on radio direction finders with the De Forest Company and Federal Telegraph Company; the founding of Fisher Laboratory in 1932; production of radio telephones for the U.S. Air Force duing World War II and of marine radio equipment after the war; also includes some reminisences on early school early school experiences an d experimentations with radio, as well as recollections of colleagues.

[4], v, 37 leaves ; 28 cm.

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