OH 1166 | Oral History

OH 1166

Scientist, engineer, physicist. His role in the development of the proximity fuze in World War II. Education and technical training; employment with the Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1942; technical aspects of developing the proximity fuze; practical applications of the proximity fuze in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean Theaters; comments about the roles of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Hopkins, and Vannevar Bush.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 49 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) William J. Alexander
Date of Interview January 17, 1997

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