Thompson, Philip, 1988-08-17

Item

Identifier: Item 43

Transcript, Oral History Interview of Philip D. Thompson

Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Philip Thompson, 1988. Interviewed by Earl Droessler. 1 sound cassette (ca. 1 hr.) : analog, mono. UCAR/NCAR 50; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of the UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection. Duplicate of the 1988 interview for the American Meterological Society Oral History Project. Topics include: Application of high-speed computing to meteorology; work on the Princeton project; numerical weather prediction; work in Stockholm; major problems during presidency of AMS; journals published by the AMS; tensions in the AMS; early life and education; family life.

Dates

Creation: 1988-08-17

Creator

From the Collection: National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.) (Organization)
From the Collection: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Some access restrictions apply to the interviews within this collection (mostly prohibiting online access), and all are not open for access. Please contact the Archives for more information. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, statements, and other information expressed in the interviews, or in any abstract or transcription thereof, reflect the opinions of the narrator and interviewer of the tape or transcript only, and do not necessarily reflect the views of UCAR / NCAR or the National Science Foundation.