Oral History Interviews

Interviews that offer unique insights into the lives, works, and personalities of modern scientists

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C. Robert O'Dell - Session I

Interviewed by: 
Robert Smith
Interview date: 
Tuesday, 21 May 1985
Location: 
Rice University, Houston, Texas

Discussion of O'Dell's role as Project Scientist on the Space Telescope Project, including various episodes in the history of the Project: difficulty in securing funding from Congress; how astronomers lobbied for the Telescope; the development of the project between 1977 and 1983, particularly during the crisis of 1980. Also prominently mentioned are: John Bahcall, Eddie Boland, Bob Brown, Margaret Burbidge, John Caldwell, Arthur D.

C. Robert O'Dell - Session II

Interviewed by: 
Robert Smith
Interview date: 
Wednesday, 22 May 1985
Location: 
Rice University, Houston, Texas

Discussion of O'Dell's role as Project Scientist on the Space Telescope Project, including various episodes in the history of the Project: difficulty in securing funding from Congress; how astronomers lobbied for the Telescope; the development of the project between 1977 and 1983, particularly during the crisis of 1980. Also prominently mentioned are: John Bahcall, Eddie Boland, Bob Brown, Margaret Burbidge, John Caldwell, Arthur D.

C. Robert O'Dell - Session III

Interviewed by: 
Robert Smith
Interview date: 
Thursday, 23 May 1985
Location: 
Rice University, Houston, Texas

Discussion of O'Dell's role as Project Scientist on the Space Telescope Project, including various episodes in the history of the Project: difficulty in securing funding from Congress; how astronomers lobbied for the Telescope; the development of the project between 1977 and 1983, particularly during the crisis of 1980. Also prominently mentioned are: John Bahcall, Eddie Boland, Bob Brown, Margaret Burbidge, John Caldwell, Arthur D.