Q ..
Albert, yes.
A ..
I don't know which way it was. One time I was calling him either Hans or Albert
and he says, "Why don't you call me the other one? That's what my friends call
me. I forget which way it was and why it made any difference, whether it was
Hans or Albert or not, but it always struck me as interesting. He, or the University,
had the contract for developing the electronic flood operations model for the
Missouri River Division. Hans was, of course, quite an expert in the sedimentation
field, which was one of the problems of the model. They had to worry about the
effects, how the real sedimentation would have affected the model results. They
developed some material that was supposed to act the same as the sediments in the
river.
Q ..
For use in the models?
A ..
Yes.
Q ..
Now, apparently Einstein was involved in some work on the Old River Control
Structure in the early 1950s with WES. Were you involved in any of that work?
A ..
What was it?
Q ..
The Old River Control Structure?
A ..
Oh, I guess, maybe. Mostly, it was just reviewing. I don't remember being
involved in any model studies. But I guess it was mainly because our office had
some concerns about it when we were reviewing the reports in the Chief's Office.
I don't remember ever actually working on it as far as the experiment station was
concerned, or with Einstein. I think Jake Douma, probably, in the design of the
structure and everything, Jake Douma was probably involved in that more than I
would have been. There wasn't a great deal of hydrology other than sedimentation
in that. I guess you know during that one flood they almost had a disaster there.
Q ..
73?
A.
Yes.
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