Oral history interview Robert Hildreth Kingston, 1984 August 30.

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Oral history interview Robert Hildreth Kingston, 1984 August 30.

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Interview covers 1962 to 1966. Early years of the Journal of Quantum Electronics (JQE) under joint editorship of Kingston and Glenn Wade. Editorial policies. Relation to other journals, especially Applied Optics. Attitudes towards JQE of the sponsoring Professional Groups on Electron Devices and on Microwave Theory and Technology. Editorial policy on publication of conference reports. The Department of Defense (DOD) special group on optical masers which Kingston chaired, 1962-1966, and which coordinated the contracting efforts of various DOD agencies.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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