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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Paul MacCready Innovative Lives Presentation
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0842
- Creators:
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.Judd, MichaelMacCready, Paul, 1925-
- Dates:
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2002-11-08
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.25 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Collection includes nine (9) original Beta Cam SP videos documenting interviews with Paul MacCready, the father of human powered flight. MacCready invented the Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Born September 25, 1925 in New Haven, Connecticut. He began flying in his teens and received formal flight training from the Navy during World War II. After the war, MacCready earned a physics degree from Yale University and a doctorate in aeronautical engineering from California Institute of Technology.
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Created by the Innovative Lives Program of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History.
Processing Information
Collection unprocessed.
Custodial History
The collection was transferred from the Lemelson Center to the Archives Center on June 24, 2003.
Existence and Location of Copies
Series 1: Original Videos, was digitized in 2015. See repository for details.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Paul MacCready Innovative Lives Presentation, November 8, 2002, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BetaCam SP (videotape format) | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Oral history -- 2000-2010 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Solar energy -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Gliders (Aeronautics) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Physics -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Engineering -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews -- 2000-2010 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Videotapes | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
