Reminiscences of Jerome Luntz : oral history, 1956

Biographical Note

Publishing executive

Scope and Contents

Early career as electrical engineer, 1944, interest in jornalism; McGraw-Hill 1947: NUCLEONICS; McGraw-Hill's initial interest in nuclear field, 1940s atomic research after Manhattan Project, scientist as target audience; military vs. civilian control of atomic power; editorial disputes, resignations, crisis 1950; Congressional action on atomic power early 1950s; evolution of NUCLEONICS; role of applied engineering in the magazine; feasibility of nuclear power plants in United States; circulation, foreign and domestic; non-technical vs. technical readership; technical subject specialties of NUCLEONICS staff

Subjects

• Engineers--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Luntz, Jerome, 1923-
• McGraw-Hill, inc.
• Nuclear energy.
• Nuclear engineering.
• Nuclear physics--Research.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Phillips, Harlan B., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Publishers and publishing--Interviews.
• Technical publishing.