Reminiscences of Preston R. Bassett, 1980
Reminiscences of Preston R. Bassett, 1980
- Name
- Bassett, Preston R. (Preston Rogers), 1892-1992 (Interviewee)
- Jessup, Frederick Peterson, 1920-2005 (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Preston R. Bassett, 1980
- Abstract
- Laboratory work for Sperry Gyroscope Company, Brooklyn, 1915-1917; improved lighting for early motion picture industry, development of airplane beacons, experiments in all-weather flying; airplane design and construction; Hindenberg accident, 1937; impressions of many famous pilots
- Collection Name
- Individual interviews oral history collection
- Subjects
- Inventors; Aeronautics; Cinematography--Lighting; Air pilots; Bassett, Preston R. (Preston Rogers), 1892-1992; Sperry Gyroscope Company
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 54 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Inventor, industrialist
- Note
- Interviewed by Frederick Peterson Jessup
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Catalog Record
- 15323063
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-d7sg-jk30
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.
