Oral history interview with H. Dick Clover, 1986 June 5.

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Oral history interview with H. Dick Clover, 1986 June 5.

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After briefly discussing his early life and education, Clover focuses on his work with ERA. Topics include: the work of C. B. Tompkins; Clover's association with Communication Supplementary Activities-Washington (CSAW); the relationship between CSAW and ERA; the formation of ERA; the roles of Howard Engstrom, Ralph Meader, John Parker, and John Howard in ERA; research on magnetic drums and disks; the relationship between Northwestern Aeronautical Corporation and ERA; and Clover's administrative work with the Navy contracts at ERA. Clover concludes with a brief description of ERA under Remington Rand and Sperry Rand.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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