Anderson, Victor C.
Oral history interview with Victor C. Anderson, 2006 October 4.
Victor Charles Anderson was interviewed in his home in Alpine, California on October 6, 2006. In the interview, he discusses his years working at the Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps, particularly in relation to oceanographic equipment he developed through his research. Also discussed is Anderson's tenure as a professor at UCSD and his private sector work.
Victor Anderson received his Masters Degree, in 1950, and his Ph.D., in 1953, both from the University of California at Los Angeles (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) in physics with an emphasis in underwater acoustics. After completing his doctoral degree, he continued his research at Scripps working his way up from an assistant research physicist to a research physicist (1947 1968). He was acting director of the Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) at Scripps in 1964, 1968, and 1974 as well as associate director of MPL and professor of applied physics and mathematics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) from 1968 1990.
Anderson, Victor C.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Marine Physical Laboratory
University of California, San Diego
Oceanographic instruments.
AIP-ICOS
University of California, San Diego. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Mandeville Special Collections Library. 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA