20 : DASA 20192 From there I went to Korea and continued my work in weapons, only at this particular time Ll was concerned with the targeting aapects of nuclear weapons. Ll returned from that and I'm now with the Atamic Support Agency in the Office of the Deputy for Science and Technology. As surmeone mentioned 2 few minutes ago, this is the new name for the old AFSWP, or Armed Forces Special Weapons Pro- ject which divided out of the Manhattan Pruject back in 1947. We are concerned with the overall management of the Department of Detense Effects Research, laboratory research and teat programs eoSaekokaea ry itcanhaae etaeees Reus that are going on in Nevada and in the various laboratories all over the country, both povernmental and private. We work with the Atomic Energy Commission, We also work with many private contractors, WYCKOFF: U'm Harold Wyckoff, presently at the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute at DASA, I[ suppose when one gets to my age, one can look back and wonder why one's interests have taken a particular direction, Major changes of interest may often be traced to a particular environment or acquaintance, When I attended high echool, iLecame interested in electrical engineering, This interest was aroused by the presence of a small radio broadcasting station belonging to the school and built, maintained, and operated by the students, My participation in this fascinating activity did much to sha'e my future. Electrical engineering continued to hold niy interest through my first year at college. At that time the broader horizons and close contact with graduate students inthe ‘purer’ sciences influenced my planning for the future. During thia time, I considered both chemistry and physics as possible majors and ulti. mately chose the latter. The subject for my thesis was inthe area then called “modern physics." The high voltage source required for it was only available at one of the local cancer clintes, Hence, | hecame interested in what is now called radiological physics, When [ graduated it was a natural step to the National bureau of Standards (NES) where the radiation Sah eeeaeSe‘i Sone ae Hy gs thee “ae ABR Les standards tor such work were being developed under the direction of Lauriston Taylor. This more or less orderly progression was interrupted ror about two years during World War i. The NDS standards activity was slowed down and the ma.power was diverted to other activities. I spent those two years as a member of Laury Taylor's operational research group atthe 9th Air Force,