Oral history interview with Henry S. Forrest, 1982 Dec. 6.

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Oral history interview with Henry S. Forrest, 1982 Dec. 6.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62436510

Forrest outlines the history of Engineering Research Associates and Remington Rand's Univac Division. He discusses the formation of Control Data Corporation and his work establishing contacts with the U.S. government.

Sound cassette : 1 (90 min.) : analog, mono.Transcript: 47 leaves.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7814072

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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