Whitford Committee
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.