Bruce Peterson interviewed by Ragbir Bhathal in the Australian astronomers oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3707012
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Peterson, Bruce, 1941-, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2006
- 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 130 min.)
- Series:
- Australian astronomers oral history project.
- Summary:
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Dr Bruce Peterson, born 1941 in the USA, discusses his family background; his schooling; his early desire to be an astronomer; undergraduate years at MIT; his PhD at Caltech; his supervisor, Martin Schmidt who discovered quasars; Alan Sandage; Olin Eggen; his first job; being offered a position by Eggen who was the then Director of Mount Stromlo Observatory, ACT; quasars and their importance in astronomical studies of the universe; work he carried out on dust-reddened quasars and the implications for observational work on quasars; the Genesis and rationale of the mount Stromlo-APM redshift survey; gravitational microlensing; the Genesis and rationale of the MACHO project; Magellanic clouds; Galactic bulge observations; MACHO Alert 95-30 observations; gamma ray bursts; the nearby gamma ray burst of 29 March 2003; high red shift quasars; his research strategy and mode of operation; differences between Labor and Liberal government policies on science; the strengths and future of Australian astronomy; the Magellan Telescope; the differences in the training of PhD students in the US and Australia; his family; major achievements in life to date.
- Biography/History:
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Dr Bruce Peterson is a Senior Fellow, Mount Stromlo Observatory at the Australian National University. he was awarded a 2004 Thomson ISI Citation Laureate award for outstanding contributions to space sciences in Australia.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on June 23, 2006 at the Mount Stromlo Observatory, Canberra, A.C.T.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218680647
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (4 p.) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 38 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Astronomers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bhathal, Ragbir (Ragbir Singh), interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Australian astronomers oral history project.
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