Firor, John, 1990-06-26

Oral History Interview with John Firor, 1990. Interviewed by Earl Droessler. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 2 hrs.): analog, mono. UCAR/NCAR 70 and 77; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Transcript (44 pgs.). Access restrictions; the interview may be examined by scholars approved by UCAR. Forms part of the UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection. Topics include: NCAR in its early days; meeting with Walter Orr Roberts and the HAO; Merle Tuve; time as head of HAO at NCAR; Fleishmann Building; elevation to Director of NCAR; Walter Orr Roberts; UCAR and relationship with NCAR; Thornton Fry; the difference between NCAR and other NSF centers; Big science; research priorities at NCAR; Herb Holloman; National Hail Research Experiment (NHRE) and public relations; Joint Evaluation Committee (JEC); Francis Bretherton, Bob White, and Bob Hess; UCAR Corporate Affiliates; Institute for Naval Oceanography; the UCAR Foundation; Jack Eddy; Unidata; biographical information, education, flying airplanes.