"Cliff, Pem, and Arch at his home" 8/24/75 Side 1., 1975

Item — track: 14

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Scope and Contents

Cliff tells a story of German Reich post scientists came over to learn what they could about electron multipliers, sometime in the fall of 1934 or 1935. They disagreed on which type of multiplier was more effective, the box type or the screen type. He made examples of both and tested them which proved that the box type was indeed more effective.
He says that in order to operate the pump, they needed liquid air. The only way he could get it was to take a train and a ferry to Emeryville and fill up a five liter container, and then bring it back.
She tells a story of a man borrowing another's safety light and how it lead to one of them getting a 5000 volt shock. The man who was borrowing the light was fired and the other somehow survived it.
Although he had more training than Phil, he said that he quickly found that Phil had an amazing penchant for coming up with ideas.
She tells a story of a fire at the lab and the problems with firefighting. The lab had enough materials that were extremely sensitive to water that the fire was very difficult to get under control.
Early pictures tended to be green because they used a mineral called willemite.
There are approximately six minutes of empty space at the end of the track.

Dates

1975

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material in English.

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