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[Interview with George Michael Volkoff, UBC Professors Emeriti Oral History Project, Part I] Carroll, Ann

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Part 1: Life in Russia during the Revolution : Canada and then Harbin, Manchuria : life as a student at UBC : meeting his future wife : Gordon Shrum and Gordon Hebb : applying to graduate school in the U.S. : work on his PhD under Oppenheimer and the theory of neutron stars.
2. Continuation of discussion of theory of neutron stars : about being a theoretical physicist : work on allied war effort at the Universite de Montreal to develop atomic bombs : work designing first reactor to be used at Chalk River : professor at UBC : developing graduate program at UBC : work as head of Dept. of Physics : Morris Price.

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Title
[Interview with George Michael Volkoff, UBC Professors Emeriti Oral History Project, Part I]
Creator
Carroll, Ann
Contributor
Volkoff, George Michael
Date
1990-05-23
Date Created
1990-05-23
Description
Part 1: Life in Russia during the Revolution : Canada and then Harbin, Manchuria : life as a student at UBC : meeting his future wife : Gordon Shrum and Gordon Hebb : applying to graduate school in the U.S. : work on his PhD under Oppenheimer and the theory of neutron stars.
2. Continuation of discussion of theory of neutron stars : about being a theoretical physicist : work on allied war effort at the Universite de Montreal to develop atomic bombs : work designing first reactor to be used at Chalk River : professor at UBC : developing graduate program at UBC : work as head of Dept. of Physics : Morris Price.
Extent
1 audiotape reel ; 31 min, 39 sec
Subject
University of British Columbia; Emeritus
Genre
Interviews
Type
Sound
File Format
audio/mpeg
Language
English
Notes
In 1990, Ann Carroll conducted interviews with nine members of the Alumni Association's Professor Emeriti Division. Those interviewed included: J. Lewis Robinson, Benjamin Nelson Moyls, Joseph A. Gardner, Beryl Elizabeth March, George Michael Volkoff, Sadie Boyles, Robert M. Clark, M.W. Steinberg, and Margaret Street. Many of the interviewees talked about student days at UBC as well as their professional activities and changes they witnessed in their departments during their careers at the University.
Identifier
UBC AT 1758-1; UBC_AT_1758_01
Collection
UBC Archives Audio Recordings Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. University Archives. UBC Professors Emeriti Oral History Project fonds. UBC AT 1758-1
Date Available
2006-11-07
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Digital copies of recordings are provided for research and personal use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use this material must be obtained from the UBC Archives: http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/
Catalogue Record
http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_arch/profsoral.pdf
DOI
10.14288/1.0135464
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Digital copies of recordings are provided for research and personal use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use this material must be obtained from the UBC Archives: http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/