Bolef, Dan I., 1921-
Oral history interview with Dan Bolef, 1997 January 21 and February 13.
Bolef's story is that of a lifetime activist. He discusses his early years and the influence of his parents; his graduate years at Columbia University; his view of science after the atomic bomb; Sputnik, his work at Westinghouse; his transition to Washington University; his involvement in the movement to control nuclear weapons; his anti-Viet Nam war activism; participation in the Civil Rights Movement.
Physicist (Solid State). Professor of Physics, Washington University from 1963.
Bolef, Dan I., 1921-
Columbia University -- Study and teaching.
Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.) Dept. of Physics.
Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.) -- Faculty.
Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States.
Peace movements.
Science and state -- United States -- 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements.
Interviews. aat
Oral histories. aat
Transcripts. aat
Catt, Patrick. interviewer.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA