"Ron and Pem" 2 tapes, 3 sides Side 1, Part 1. 10/22/78, 1978

Item — track: 39a

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Scope and Contents

Ron says that just before he was working for Phil, he had been a merchant marine. The amount of time that it would take for him to be promoted had doubled due to an act that had just come into effect.
Because of this, he was less interested in sailing and thought that the job would be a good opportunity.
They talk a little bit about the lab they were in at the time, its layout, and the fire.
He says that he was convinced by Tobe and Phil to stay behind in San Francisco and keep working with them.
He talks about how he became interested in machine work in the first place, during his childhood.
He says that he remembers when Dr. Zworykin came to visit Phil at his lab and how surprised he was when Zworykin tried to claim some of Phil's inventions as his own.

Dates

1978

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material in English.

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