| Title: |
Dean Babcock
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| Local code: |
OH 120
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Charles Babbage Institute
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| Collection: |
Charles Babbage Institute Oral History Program
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| Description: |
After Babcock describes his early life, education and communications work in the Navy during World War II, the
focus of the interview shifts to his work with Engineering Research Associates (ERA). Topics include: various ERA
projects including Project Lime; the design of equipment at ERA; magnetic drum designs and capabilities; the work of
Sidney Rubens and William Field on magnetic drums; and ERA's interaction with the Navy, especially during the
Korean War.
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| Extent: |
36 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=40
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1986 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Babcock, Dean
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Minneapolis, MN; Minnesota; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Electrical engineer; Military personnel
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| Document location: |
Minneapolis, MN
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| Document date: |
12-Sep-1986
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| Interviewer: |
Norberg, Arthur L.
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Computer software; Electric engineering; Engineering; Information technology; North America; Oral history; Software engineering; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0023903-25434
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