Spiess, Fred Noel, 1919-2006
Oral history interview with Fred Noel Spiess, 1999.
The collection consists of audio tape and a transcript of interviews conducted with physical oceanographer Fred Spiess by Chris Henke in 1999. Spiess recalls his education at UC Berkeley, his submarine service during the war, his career at the Marine Physical Laboratory at La Jolla after the war, and his long service at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD. Spiess discusses instruments, research priorities, and colleagues.
Marine physicist, born Oakland, CA December 25, 1919; University of California, Berkeley AB 1941, Ph.D. (physics) 1951; Harvard University, MS, 1946. Submariner, U.S. Navy, 1941-1956, Deputy Oceanographer of the Navy,1969-1974; Nuclear Engineer, Knolls Atomic Power Lab, Schenectady, NY, 1951-1952; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD: Associate Research Physicist to Research Geophysicist University of California Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL), 1952-1961; Director MPL, 1958-1980; Professor of Oceanography, 1961-present; Chairman, Department of Oceanography, 1963-1964; Acting Director to Director, SIO, 1961-1965; Associate Director, SIO, 1965-1980, Director, UC Institute of Marine Resources, 1980-1985; Liaison Scientist, Office of Naval Research, London, 1974-1975.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Marine Physical Laboratory.
University of California, Berkeley.
University of California, San Diego.
Oceanographic instruments.
Research -- Planning.
Submarine warfare.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
Interviews. aat
Oral histories. aat. aat aat
Oceanographers.
Henke, Chris, interviewer.
AIP-ICOS
University of California, San Diego. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Mandeville Special Collections Library. 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA