Oral history interview with Wallace Leslie William Sargent, 1975 June 10.

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Oral history interview with Wallace Leslie William Sargent, 1975 June 10.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84185788

Preliminary discussions of some important developments in astronomy, from stellar evolution and stellar interiors to the evolution and structure of galaxies and their importance for understanding the cosmological problem. Comments on optical astronomy, television finding and image tubes. The Palomar Sky Survey; comments on Fritz Zwicky. Changes in the social environment, competition and publication. Thoughts on the future of astronomy research.

Preliminary transcript.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Sargent, Wallace Leslie William, 1935-2012

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Weart, Spencer R., 1942-....

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Zwicky, F. (Fritz), 1898-1974

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