Interviewer
Daniel Finch
Files
Description
George McRae discusses his academic background before coming to teach at the University of Montana, Missoula. He describes receiving a National Science Foundation fellowship and going to the University of Washington, Seattle to complete his Ph. D. work, as well as his time teaching at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. McRae compares his experiences at different universities, discusses the atmosphere on college campuses during the student civil rights and war protests of the 1960s, and describes his work in the development of the field of computer science.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Computer science; Mathematical education; Department of Mathematical Sciences
Original Date
12-6-1999
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Department of Mathematical Sciences Oral History Project, OH 412, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 412-014
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (13 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:02:36 minutes
Local Filename
OH_412_014.mp3; OH_412_014.pdf
Citation
McRae, George, "George McRae Interview, December 6, 1999" (1999). University of Montana Department of Mathematical Sciences Oral History Project. 14.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mathdepartment_oralhistory/14