Quinn, Helen R.
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Helen R. Quinn begins with her childhood growing up in Australia and how that experience, including intellectual discussions with her father and brothers, influenced her in life. Her family moved to the United States when she was college age. Quinn continues with her experiences at Stanford as a student and her decision to pursue a degree in physics. She talks about being a female in a largely male world. She recalls her experiences as a married student and as a post-doctoral fellow in Germany, followed by her experience at SLAC on her return to Stanford. She covers a variety of other topics, including the Paccei-Quinn Symmetry, tenure track issues, family life, women’s issues, salary inequities, her contributions in the field of physics and her awards. She concludes with her work in K-12 science education.
Description
Type of resource | mixed material |
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Date created | October 17, 2014 |
Creators/Contributors
Author | Quinn, Helen R. | |
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Contributing author | Waldron, Manjula | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | Helen Quinn |
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Subject | Stanford Historical Society |
Subject | oral histories |
Subject | interviews |
Subject | American Physical Society |
Subject | Sidney Drell |
Subject | particle physics |
Subject | astrophysics |
Bibliographic information
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/kz220sm1645 |
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- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
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- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Preferred citation
- Preferred Citation
Helen R. Quinn (2014). Oral
history. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at:
http://purl.stanford.edu/kz220sm1645
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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