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Oral history interview with Irving Waaland. First Interview

Description: This is an edited transcript of an oral history interview of Irving Waaland conducted by Volker Janssen.This is the first of two interviews with Waaland. The first interview covers up through award of B-2 contract to Northrop in 1982. The second interview begins with award of the B-2 contract to Northrop in 1982. Topics covered in the interview include: Computers in aircraft design; Navy aircraft; Classification and compartmentalization.
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Date: November 10, 2010
Call number: mssHM 80611 (33)
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Oral history interview with Irving Waaland. Second Interview

Manuscripts

This is an edited transcript of an oral history interview of Irving Waaland conducted by Volker Janssen. This is the second of two interviews with Waaland. The first interview covers up through award of B-2 contract to Northrop in 1982. The second interview begins with award of the B-2 contract to Northrop in 1982. Topics covered in the interview include: Computers in aircraft design; Classification and compartmentalization.

mssHM 80611 (34)

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Oral history interview with James Kinnu. First Interview

Manuscripts

This is an edited transcript of an oral history interview of James Kinnu conducted by Volker Janssen. This is the first of two interviews with Kinnu. The first interview covers up through 1979 and his work at Northrop on Tacit Blue. The second interview covers from 1979 and his work on the B-2 bomber to his retirement.

mssHM 80611 (37)

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Oral history interview with James Kinnu. Second Interview

Manuscripts

This is an edited transcript of an oral history interview of James Kinnu conducted by Volker Janssen. This is the second of two interviews with Kinnu. The first interview covers up through 1979 and his work at Northrop on Tacit Blue. The second interview covers from 1979 and his work on the B-2 bomber to his retirement.

mssHM 80611 (38)

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Oral history interview with Lynne Brickner

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This is an edited transcript of an oral history interview of Lynne Brickner conducted by Volker Janssen. Lynne Brickner was an attorney and in-house counsel for Litton Industries and Northrop Grumman.

mssHM 80611 (70)

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Oral history interview with Kenneth Mitzner

Manuscripts

This is an edited transcript of an oral history interview of Kenneth Mitzner conducted by Peter Westwick. Topics covered in the interview include: Computers in aircraft design; Secrecy and classification; Relation between theory and experiment; Lofting.

mssHM 80611 (39)

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Oral history interview with John Cashen. First Interview

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This is an edited transcript of an oral history interview of John Cashen conducted by Peter J. Westwick. This transcript is the first of two interviews with Cashen; it covers up to the early 1980s and the Tacit Blue project. Maggy Rivas, Cashen’s former assistant at Northrop, was present for the interview and provided occasional comments. Topics covered in the interview include: role of local universities in aerospace industry; relation between aeronautical engineers and electrical engineers on Stealth design; competition between Northrop and Lockheed; secrecy and classification; absence of unions at Northrop; role of computer codes; aerospace work ethics; relation between design and manufacturing engineers.

mssHM 80611 (35)

Oral history interview with Irving Waaland. First Interview

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