| Title: |
Robert Herr
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| Local code: |
OH 111
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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: |
Herr reviews his family background and education at Haverford College, education at the University of Minnesota in the 1930s, wartime activity, and his postwar work. During World War II Herr worked for the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Ordnance, primarily on methods of defending U.S. ships against magnetic mines. The bulk of the interview concerns his work starting in 1946 at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) on magnetic tape development. After the introduction of magnetic tape in 1949, Herr started a the Electrical Products Lab in 1952 at 3M, and later was vice-president of the Data Recording Products Division. He also discusses 3M's relationship with Engineering Research Associates and Control Data Corporation.
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| Extent: |
45 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=147
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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: |
Herr, Robert, 1918-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1918
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Electrical engineer
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| Age at speaking: |
68
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| Document location: |
Minneapolis, MN
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| Document date: |
19-May-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: |
OHI0023969-25512
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