Reed, Richard, 1990-09-25
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Richard Reed, 1990. Interviewed by Earl Droessler. 1 sound cassette (ca. 1 hr.) : analog, mono. AMS 76; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection. Duplicate of his interview for the American Meterological Society. Topics include: how he came to be involved in meteorology; education; time in the Navy; work at MIT; American Meteorological Society; radio casting; industrial meteorology; terms as president-elect, president and past president of AMS; changes technology made to meteorology; forecasting; Center for Operational Meteorological Education and Training (COMET); UCAR; Jim Mahoney; blending meteorology with other sciences; China; Harry Geise; weather modification; Ken Spengler; NCAR.
Dates
- Creation: 1990-09-25
Creator
- From the Collection: National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 71.00 Items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Archives Repository