Title	Oral history interview with Les Geddes, 2007 Feb. 22
Interviewee	Geddes, L. A. (Leslie Alexander), 1921-
Interviewer	Markee, Katherine
Purdue Identification Number	MSO1i200607023
Date Recorded	February 22, 2007
Abstract	Geddes was born in Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1926. He discuses the stages of creation and implementation of many of his inventions. Geddes acquired 33 patents in his career. In addition he shares thoughts and comments on being at the White House on July 27, 2007 to receive the National Medal of Technology from President George W. Bush. Well when you get an award you must recognize the old Texas saying which is: If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know he had a lot of help getting there.
Subjects	Geddes, L. A. (Leslie Alexander), 1921- --Interviews Purdue University--Faculty Biomedical engineering Patents and government-developed inventions
Genre (AAT)	interviews oral history (document genres) video recordings
Media Type	video
Original Format	video/DVD
Duration	1 hr., 7 min.
Collection	Purdue University Oral History Program Collection
Repository	Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Rights Statement	Copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved.
AVsource	http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/oralhistory/POH0607023_pt1(Geddes).flv
URI	ark:/34231/c61c1vzv

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