IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL LIFE STORIES AN ORAL HISTORY OF BRITISH SCIENCE Peter Head Interviewed by Dr Thomas Lean C1379/79 IMPORTANT This interview and transcript is accessible via http://sounds.bl.uk . © The British Library Board. Please refer to the Oral History curators at the British Library prior to any publication or broadcast from this document. Oral History The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom +44 (0)20 7412 7404
[email protected] Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this transcript, however no transcript is an exact translation of the spoken word, and this document is intended to be a guide to the original recording, not replace it. Should you find any errors please inform the Oral History curators. British Library Sound Archive National Life Stories Interview Summary Sheet Title Page Ref no: C1379/79 Collection title: An Oral History of British Science Interviewee’s surname: Head Title: Interviewee’s Peter Sex: Male forename: Occupation: Civil engineer Date and place of birth: Birmingham 27 February 1947 Mother’s occupation: Father’s occupation: Civil servant Dates of recording, Compact flash cards used, tracks (from – to): 21 June (1-3), 10 September (4-6), 12 October (7-8), 14 December 2013 (9-12), 3 January 2013 (13-14). Location of interview: British Library Name of interviewer: Thomas Lean Type of recorder: Marantz PMD661 on secure digital Recording format : WAV 24 bit 48 kHz Total no. of tracks 14 Mono or stereo Stereo Total Duration: 12:41:08 (HH:MM:SS) Additional material: Copyright/Clearance: Interview open, copyright to British Library Interviewer’s comments: Peter Head Page 4 C1379-79 Track 1 Track 1 Peter, I was wondering if you could introduce yourself, please.