| 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 |