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302. Vignette: Motivations and Passions

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Language:
English
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304. Vignette: From Arpanet to Internet

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Language:
English
Audio:

306. Interview of Barry Wessler

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Research manager for the ARPANET project, which developed an experimental computer network, a precursor to the internet. Co-founder of GTE Telenet, an early packet switch service company.

307. Interview of Alan Kay

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Length:
2 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Researcher for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the government that develops technology for the military. UCLA adjunct professor of computer science.

308. Interview of Bob Braden

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the ARPANET project, which developed an experimental computer network, a precursor to the internet. Member of the Internet Working Group (IWG), which developed TCP/IP.

309. Interview of Sondra Hale

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Social Movements
UCLA Faculty
Women's Issues
Length:
11.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Women’s Activist Lives in Los Angeles is a series of interviews done by graduate research assistants under the auspices of UCLA’s Center for the Study of Women. The series addresses the diverse ways in which women’s social movement activities affected public policy and transformed civic institut...
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of anthropology, chair of gender studies, co-chair of Islamic studies, and co-director of the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies. Co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies.

310. Interview of Morgan Chu

Topic:
Asian American History
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
These interviews were undertaken with the intention of documenting the rise of Asian American studies at UCLA and the founding of the Asian American Studies Center. However, shortly after this series was begun, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center undertook its own oral history project to docum...
Biographical Note:
Los Angeles attorney. As a student at UCLA was involved in the drive for ethnic studies and the establishment of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.