Kivelson, M. G. (Margaret Galland), 1928-
Oral history interview with Margaret Kivelson, 2020 February 14
In this interview, Joanna Behrman interview Margaret Kivelson, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Space Physics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Kivelson recounts her childhood in New York City and her decision to attend Radcliffe College. She describes her experiences attending graduate school at Harvard University and working with Julian Schwinger. Kivelson explains her decision to move out to California, to work at the RAND Corporation, and her efforts to secure a position at UCLA. Kivelson describes how UCLA became a hub for space physics research and her work on the magnetometers for various projects including OGO-5, Pioneer 11, and Galileo. Kivelson also discusses her work to improve the status of women in academia on the Harvard Board of Overseers and at UCLA.
Margaret Kivelson is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Space Physics at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Schwinger, Julian, 1918-1994
Galileo Project.
Harvard University.
Pioneer 11.
Radcliffe College
Rand Corporation
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO)
University of California, Los Angeles
Astrophysics
Magnetometers
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Behrman, Joanna interviewer.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA