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Oral history interview with Dr. H. van de Hulst 1978 July 20.

by Hulst, H. C. van de (Hendrik Christoffel), 1918-

Transcript: 13 pages.

Audio recording: 1 cassette, 0.5 hours.

Use and Reproduction :

The transcript may be read and the tape heard by researchers with an approved access application on file. The user must agree not to quote from, cite, or reproduce this material except with the written permission of the Institute.

Owning Repository:

American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA

Country of Repository:

Biography/History:

Astronomer and physicist (optics). Born in 1918 and died 2001.

Scope of Material:

Brief interview concentrating on early life in Utrecht; training at the University of Utrecht and physics from Orenstein; Minnaert’s influence and conditions during World War II; Leiden University and prize essay leading to study of growth of interstellar grains; transition to work on interstellar hydrogen.

Interview conducted as part of the Sources for History of Modern Astrophysics (SHMA) project.

Interview conducted by David DeVorkin at Campbell Hall, Berkeley, California on July 20, 1978.

Includes table of contents.

DeVorkin, David H., 1944- interviewer.

Oral histories.

Occupation Term(s):

Astronomers -- Interviews.

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