Speaker William R. Gould gives inaugural lecture in William R. and Erlyn J. Gould Distinguished Lecture Series on October 7, 1992.

This is the Inaugural lecture in the William R. and Erlyn J. Gould Distinguished Lecture Series. The opening speaker, Greg Thompson, introduces the Gould Lecture Series that will address technology and the quality of life. He mentions that the William R. and Erlyn J. Gould Endowment will support the Marriott Library's Utah Science, Engineering, and Medicine archives as well as general library programs and the lecture series itself. Roger K. Hanson thanks Gould for his support and Arthur K. Smith, President of the University of Utah, addresses the effects of university budget cuts and the importance of private supporters like Gould. William Gould explains the purpose of his lecture series and talks about the case history on technology as it applies to the electric industry where he worked most of his life. He also speaks briefly about his wife who passed away recently, recounting how they met and her support in his endeavors. After the speech, he responds to questions from the audience. Speakers: William R. Gould; introduction by Greg Thompson (Assistant director of special collections for the Marriott Library), Roger K. Hanson (director of the Marriott Library), Arthur K. Smith (president of the University of Utah).