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[Interview with George Michael Volkoff, UBC Professors Emeriti Oral History Project, Part I] Carroll, Ann
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1. Life in Russia during the Revolution : Canada and then Harbin, Manchuria : life as a student at UBC : meeting his future wife : Gordon Shrum and Gordon Hebb : applying to graduate school in the U.S. : work on his PhD under Oppenheimer and the theory of neutron stars.
2. Continuation of discussion of theory of neutron stars : about being a theoretical physicist : work on allied war effort at the Universite de Montreal to develop atomic bombs : work designing first reactor to be used at Chalk River : professor at UBC : developing graduate program at UBC : work as head of Dept. of Physics : Morris Price.
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| Title | [Interview with George Michael Volkoff, UBC Professors Emeriti Oral History Project, Part I] |
| Creator | Carroll, Ann |
| Contributor |
Volkoff, George Michael |
| Date | 1990-05-23 |
| Date Created | 1990-05-23 |
| Description |
1. Life in Russia during the Revolution : Canada and then Harbin, Manchuria : life as a student at UBC : meeting his future wife : Gordon Shrum and Gordon Hebb : applying to graduate school in the U.S. : work on his PhD under Oppenheimer and the theory of neutron stars.
2. Continuation of discussion of theory of neutron stars : about being a theoretical physicist : work on allied war effort at the Universite de Montreal to develop atomic bombs : work designing first reactor to be used at Chalk River : professor at UBC : developing graduate program at UBC : work as head of Dept. of Physics : Morris Price. |
| Extent | 1 reel-to-reel audio recording |
| Subject | University of British Columbia; Emeritus |
| Genre | Interviews |
| Type | Sound |
| File Format | audio/mpeg |
| Language | English |
| Notes |
In 1990, Ann Carroll conducted interviews with nine members of the Alumni Association's Professor Emeriti Division. Those interviewed included: J. Lewis Robinson, Benjamin Nelson Moyls, Joseph A. Gardner, Beryl Elizabeth March, George Michael Volkoff, Sadie Boyles, Robert M. Clark, M.W. Steinberg, and Margaret Street. Many of the interviewees talked about student days at UBC as well as their professional activities and changes they witnessed in their departments during their careers at the University.
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| Identifier | UBC AT 1758-1; UBC_AT_1758_01 |
| Collection | UBC Archives Audio Recordings Collection |
| Series |
Interview with George Michael Volkoff |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. University Archives. UBC Professors Emeriti Oral History Project fonds. UBC AT 1758-1 |
| Date Available | 2006-11-07 |
| Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
| Rights | Digital copies of recordings are provided for research and personal use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use this material must be obtained from the UBC Archives.http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/ |
| Catalogue Record | |
| DOI | 10.14288/1.0135464 |
| Aggregated Source Repository | CONTENTdm |
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Digital copies of recordings are provided for research and personal use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use this material must be obtained from the UBC Archives.http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/