Oral history interview with Jack P. Ruina, 1998 May 29.

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Oral history interview with Jack P. Ruina, 1998 May 29.

Interview focuses on Ruina's time as Directory of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) from 1961 to 1963 and in particular ARPA's management of the Department of Defense's "Project Vela Uniform," which aimed at the improvement of seismic detection capabilities.

Sound recordings: 1 sound cassettes (ca. 1.0 hr.), 1 session.Untranscribed: summary and detailed notes available.

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Barth, Kai-Henrik

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National Military Establishment (U.S.)

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Ruina, J. P. (Jack P.)

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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) director, 1961-1963. From the description of Oral history interview with Jack Ruina, 1989 Apr. 20. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63297223 ...

VELA Program (U.S.)

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