Alan Harper interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1628627
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Harper, Alan (Arthur Frederick Alan), 1913-1991, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1980 June 17
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 49 min.) ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Hazel de Berg collection ; DeB 1164
- Summary:
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Harper outlines his professional life after graduating as a physicist in 1934 ; his work with the National Standards Laboratory from 1940 to 1970 ; about his interest in the standards of measurement and the conversion of Australia to the metric system ; reasons for Australia's conversion to metric.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 17 June 1980.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (4 p.) and transcript available (17 p.)
- Subject:
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- Harper, Alan (Arthur Frederick Alan), 1913-1991 -- Interviews
- Australia. National Standards Commission
- National Standards Laboratory (Australia)
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia) -- Officials and employees -- Interviews
- Metric system -- Australia
- Physicists -- Australia -- Interviews
- Other authors/contributors:
- De Berg, Hazel, 1913-1984, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Hazel de Berg collection.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2050 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1980
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