Abbot, C. G. (Charles Greeley), 1872-1973
Oral history interviews with Charles G. Abbot [sound recording] / 1973.
These interviews of Abbot by Miriam S. Freilicher cover his scientific career, inventions, and role as a Smithsonian administrator, and include reminiscences of colleagues, notably Joseph G. Cannon, Robert H. Goddard, and Samuel P. Langley.
Charles G. Abbot (1872-1973), astrophysicist, served as the fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1928 to 1944. Abbot came to the Smithsonian in 1895 to serve as an assistant to Secretary Samuel P. Langley in the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. In 1906, he was named Director of the Observatory, a position he held until his retirement in 1944. He became Assistant Secretary in 1918 and Secretary in 1928. After his retirement in 1944, he was named Secretary Emeritus and continued research in astrophysics until his death. Abbot was known for his research on the solar constant and experiments with solar powered mechanisms.
Cannon, Joseph G.
Goddard, Robert Hutchings, 1882-1945
Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906.
Smithsonian Institution. -- Administration.
Astrophysics.
Interviews. aat
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary.
Freilicher, Miriam S. interviewer.
AIP-ICOS
Smithsonian Institution. Archives. Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507, 600 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024-2520, USA