Babcock, Dean Frank2011-06-072011-06-071986-09-12Dean Frank Babcock, OH 120. Oral history interview by Arthur L. Norberg, 12 September 1986, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. http://purl.umn.edu/107098OH 120https://hdl.handle.net/11299/107098Transcript, 40 pp. Audio file available at http://purl.umn.edu/95486After Babcock describes his early life, education and communications work in the Navy during World War II, the focus of the interview shifts to his work with Engineering Research Associates (ERA). Topics include: various ERA projects including Project Lime; the design of equipment at ERA; magnetic drum designs and capabilities; the work of Sidney Rubens and William Field on magnetic drums; and ERA's interaction with the Navy, especially during the Korean War.en-USComputer historyUnited States. -- NavyMagnetic drums -- HistoryMagnetic drums -- Design and constructionField, William J.Engineering Research AssociatesComputer industry -- United States -- HistoryOral History