Penzias, Arno A.
Oral history interview with Arno Penzias, 1980.
This interview with Arno Penzias focuses on social issues such as the obligations of scientists and society, as well as affirmative action and Bell Labs' efforts to recruit diverse researchers. Penzias discusses government regulation, the social effects of technology, and issues of privacy related to new technologies. The interview also touches on Penzias' flexible management of creative talent, the issue of women in science, and the question of racial discrimination in the workplace.
Arno Allan Penzias (born 1933) is an American physicist and Nobel laureate in physics. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1962 and did most of his major research at Bell Laboratories. At the time of this interview, Arno Penzias was Executive Director of Bell Labs.
Penzias, Arno A.
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Affirmative action programs
Race discrimination
Science -- Administration.
Science -- Social aspects.
Technology -- Social aspects.
Women in science
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