Birmingham, B. W., 1925-
Oral history interview with Bascomb Birmingham, 1987 May 11.
Bascomb Birmingham talks about the evolution of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), the reorganizations at NBS, and the formation of the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) in 1962. He talks about some major accomplishments, including: the conversion of orthohydrogen to parahydrogen, the poineering effort in the 1960s to use high speed turbo expansion machinery using gas lubricated bearings, the total materials and welding analysis for the Alaska Pipeline,and the Cryogenic Flow Measurement Facility.
Former Director, Boulder Laboratories.
Birmingham, B. W., 1925-
Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
United States. National Bureau of Standards
Cryogenics. -- Research.
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