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Start Date:1956-11-17 Location:Washington, D.C. People:Berkner, Lloyd V.
Waterman, Alan
Embrey, Lee Anna
Harwood, Wilson F.
Mitchell, James M.
Callender, Frank J.
Sunderlin, C.E.
Ruttenberg, Charles B.
Hoff, William J. |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:NRAO Founding and Organization Series Unit:Planning Documents Unit Type:Still Image |
Description:On 17 November 1956, Lloyd Berkner (Associated Universities, Inc.) and Alan Waterman (National Science Foundation) signed the NSF/AUI agreement establishing the National Radio Astronomy Observatory with AUI as the managing agency. In this NSF photograph, Berkner (left) and Waterman (right) sign the agreement, which was a mere 44 pages long, double-spaced and with wide margins. Observing the occasion are (left to right): Lee Anna Embrey, Wilson F. Harwood, James M. Mitchell, Franklin J. Callendar, C.E. Sunderlin, Charles B. Ruttenberg, and William J. Hoff. [show more]
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