Joseph M. Pettit diary and interview transcript, 1944-1980.

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Joseph M. Pettit diary and interview transcript, 1944-1980.

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The Joseph M. Pettit diary and interview transcript includes photocopies of Pettit's combined diary and research notebook compiled during his tour of duty during World War II, along with a transcript of an interview carried out by Alfred Price for his History of U.S. Electronic Warfare. Pettit's diary and interview provide details on his activities during World War II working with radar detection devices, particularly the monitoring of enemy radar and the training of personnel in the operation and maintenance of equipment. Details of his daily activities and research during a four-month deployment in India and China are outlined in the diary, and an overview of his wartime activities in Britain, the United States, and India are provided in the interview transcript.

0.2 linear feet (one half-size document case)

Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech

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Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech

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Pettit, Joseph M. (Joseph Mayo)

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Dean of the Stanford University School of Engineering, 1960-1971. From the description of International Measurement and Instrument Show : photographs, 1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398133 Joseph Mayo Pettit (1916-1986) served as Georgia Tech's eighth President from 1972 until 1986. During World War II, Pettit was engaged in radar countermeasures development in the Radio Research Laboratory at Harvard University. His assignments included tours in India, China, Franc...