Firor, John, 1990-06-26

Item

Identifier: Item 11

Transcript of Oral History Interview with John Firor

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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.

Dates

Creation: 1990-06-26

Creator

From the Collection: National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.) (Organization)
From the Collection: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Some access restrictions apply to the interviews within this collection (mostly prohibiting online access), and all are not open for access. Please contact the Archives for more information. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, statements, and other information expressed in the interviews, or in any abstract or transcription thereof, reflect the opinions of the narrator and interviewer of the tape or transcript only, and do not necessarily reflect the views of UCAR / NCAR or the National Science Foundation.