Oral history interview with John R. Whinnery, with introduction by Donald O. Pederson, interviews conducted by Ann Lage, 1996.

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Oral history interview with John R. Whinnery, with introduction by Donald O. Pederson, interviews conducted by Ann Lage, 1996.

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Family and youth in western Colorado and Modesto, California; undergraduate education, University of California, 1930s; General Electric Advanced Engineering Program and microwave research, 1937-1946, collaboration with Simon Ramo; research program at Hughes Aircraft, 1951-1952; UC Berkeley College of Engineering, 1946-1995: postwar graduate studies, growth of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Electronics Research Laboratory, faculty recruitment and retention, undergraduate and graduate curriculum, governance issues as dean (1959-1963), former dean Murrough O'Brien; research and teaching in electromagnetic fields and waves and optoelectronics; services on governmental, scientific, and industry advisory boards, NASA Apollo program, 1964-1969. Introduction by Donald O. Pederson, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley.

Transcript: 212 p.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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