| Title: |
Edward C. Svendsen
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| Local code: |
OH 121
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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: |
Svendsen begins with a description of his early life and education and a discussion of his work in the Navy during World War II. The bulk of the interview concerns the relationship between Engineering Research Associates and the Navy. Topics include: John Parker and the management of ERA; the work of Howard Engstrom, William Norris, Ralph Meader, John Howard, and Sid Rubens at ERA; and ERA's projects for the Navy.
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| Extent: |
45 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=262
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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: |
Svendsen, Edward C.
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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: |
16-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: |
OHI0024047-25595
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