Whitford Committee

19641118 Findlay to Whitford with report included.pdf

Description

In late 1962 the National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Science and Public Policy, established the Panel on Astronomical Facilities, chaired by Albert E. Whitford. The Panel was charged with studying the needs for major new ground-based astronomical facilities in the United States over the next five to ten years, and with recommending principles and costs to guide the use of federal funds to promote advancement in U.S. The Panel first met in January 1963 and their formal report, Ground-Based Astronomy: A Ten-Year Program, was published in autumn 1964.

Creator

Records of the NRAO

Relation

For the complete 1964 Report, see the National Academies Press free download: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/20716/ground-based-astronomy-a-ten-year-program

Type

Text

Start Date

1964

Series

Director's Office Series

Unit

Director's Office Correspondence Unit

Subunit

Topical Correspondence Subunit

Range #

2B

Citation

Records of the NRAO, “Whitford Committee,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed November 9, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/35775.

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