Advanced thin film disk heads oral history panel

Type

Text

Title

Advanced thin film disk heads oral history panel

Contributor

Bajorek, Christopher, Interviewee

Croll, Ian, Moderator

Hempstead, Robert D., Interviewee

Jones, Jr., Robert Edward, Interviewee

McDonald, Ronald E., Interviewee

Rosenshteyn, Yan, Cameraperson

Thompson, David A., Interviewee

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Date

2005-11-11

Place of Publication

Mountain View, California

Extent

24 p.

Description

The development of thin film magnetic recording heads made possible the disk drive industry’s continuing evolution to higher recording densities and drives with higher capacities. Panel members participated in the key development activities, mostly by IBM, in various laboratories, which eventually resulted in the MR and GMR heads used throughout the disk drive industry.

Subject

Hempstead, Robert D.; Bajorek, Christopher; Thompson, David A.; McDonald, Ronald E.; Jones, Jr., Robert Edward; Thin film; MR; Magneto resistive; Antiferrimagnetic; MIG; GMR; Storage history

Collection Title

Oral Histories Online

Accession Number

102657929

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