The future potential of the atmospheric sciences will be the keynote of a two-day celebration on December 12-13, 1961, marking the formal establishment in Colorado of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Attached to the information release are biographical sketches of Walter Orr R... Show moreThe future potential of the atmospheric sciences will be the keynote of a two-day celebration on December 12-13, 1961, marking the formal establishment in Colorado of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Attached to the information release are biographical sketches of Walter Orr Roberts, Philip D. Thompson, and John W. Firor, as well as a schedule of events for the celebration and brief history and description of the High Altitude Observatory (HAO). Show less