Trivelpiece, Alvin W., 1931-
Oral history interview with Alvin Trivelpiece, 1996 November 6.
Interview with Alvin Trivelpiece, American physicist who served as Director of the Office of Energy Research in the United States Department of Energy from 1981-1987. Trivelpiece provides an overview of his graduate studies at Caltech and his background in plasma physics. He discusses in detail his involvement in the beginnings of the SSC (Superconducting Super Collider), including cost estimations, funding requests, site selection, and attempts to secure international collaboration. Trivelpiece shares stories involving many key players who were supporters of the SSC, as well as some who were opposed. He also touches on the creation of other DOE projects such as Fermilab and CEBAF (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility).
Alvin Trivelpiece was an American physicist who served as Director of the Office of Energy Research in the United States Department of Energy from 1981-1987. He also served as the executive officer of the American Association of the Advancement of Science and the director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Hodel, Donald Paul, 1935-
Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999
Trilling, George H.
Trivelpiece, Alvin W., 1931-
Watkins, James D., 1927-
California Institute of Technology
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (U.S.)
United States. Department of Energy
United States. High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
Accelerators.
Nuclear fusion
Plasma physics.
Science and state
Superconducting Super Collider
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