Interviewee | ROBINSON, Ralph (b. 1919) |
Professions | Scientist, engineer, Physicist |
Interview ID # | OH 1166 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | 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. |
Interviewer(s) | William J. Alexander |
Physical Description | 49 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |