"Cliff, Phil, and Pem" 9/28/75 Side 1., 1975

Item — track: 19

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

He describes the method for creating a crystal control units for radio stations, which they spent a few months creating after their lab was shut down and funding was stopped for a period of time.
They talk about the fire that destroyed a ton of equipment in their lab. The firefighters were scared to go in because some of the chemicals had exploded due to contact with either the fire or water.
He talks about the process for creating tubes, saying that six inches was about the largest that they did at that time. They talk about how they had considered a ten inch tube but didn't end up completing it.
He talks about experiences with tubes exploding while he was holding them as well as mercury thermometers cracking in the oven.
The same story from before about another employee taking his safety light and eventually being fired for it comes up again.
There are approximately fifteen minutes of empty space at the end of the disc.

Dates

1975

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material in English.

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