Simpson, Robert, 1989-09-06
Item
Identifier: - AMSOHP Item 88
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Robert Simpson, 1989. Interviewed by Edward Zipser. 3 sound cassettes (ca. 3 hrs., tape 1 side 1 severely degraded) analog, mono + Transcript (45 pgs.). AMS 32-34; two versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Topics include: early life and education; early work with the meteorological society; work during World War II and Dr. Reichelderfer; Air Force School of Tropical Meteorology in Panama; hurricane research; PhD at University of Chicago; Severe Storms Laboratory; project STORMFURY and weather modification.
Dates
- Creation: 1989-09-06
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Archives Repository
