A personal account of the evolution of millimeter-wave astronomy at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory. The author recounts the behind-the-scenes activities of the staff from the beginnings at Kitt Peak to the closing of the Tuscon offices.
The Early Years.- Construction of the Telescope.- Radio Lines from Molecules.- Dispatched to Tucson.- Expanding the Tucson Facilities.- Providing Adequate Electricity.- Lightning and Kitt Peak.- Software.- Millimeter-Wave Electronics.- Quantifying mm-Wave Astronomy.- Scheduling.- Improving the Performance of the 36-ft Telescope.- The 25-m Telescope.- Odds and Ends.- The MMA and ALMA.- The Twilight Years.
