Interviewee

Thomas G. Barnes

Interviewer

Rebecca Craver

Project

History of the University

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

Physics Professor at the College of Mines and Metallurgy (U.T. El Paso), 1938-1981.

Summary of Interview

Coming to the Physics Department in 1938; faculty members; working with the Civilian Pilot Training program and war research between 1942-1945; how he wrote Foundations of Electricity and Magnetism; course load; scheduling cl asses; the name change to Texas Western College; the Schellenger Research Laboratories.

Date of Interview

11-15-1983

Length of Interview

50 minutes

Tape Number

No. 690

Transcript Number

No. 690

Length of Transcript

29 pages

Interview Number

No. 690

Terms of Use

Unrestricted

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